St. Joseph County
handalaThis record tracks a ransomware attack claimed by the handala group against St. Joseph County. It collects the publicly disclosed attack details — sector, location and timeline — as published on the operator's leak site and indexed by Breach House.
Window Zero
EXPOSURE GAPWindow Zero is the time the breach stayed in the open before anyone said so — the gap between when the attack was first discovered on the operator's leak site (t1) and when it was publicly disclosed (t2). The wider this window, the longer victims, staff and customers were exposed with no warning.
Attack Summary
We, the members of Handala Hack, proudly announce that through a targeted and intelligent operation, we have completely taken control of the centralized IT infrastructure of St. Joseph County in the state of Indiana. This operation was successfully executed after months of monitoring, reconnaissance, and meticulous planning. During this attack, over 2 terabytes of the…
Leak Screenshots
SAMPLEProof-of-breach screenshots the operator posted from the stolen data. Previews are redacted and locked — the originals are available on HaveIBeenRansom.