Was The Chicano Federation hit by ransomware?

The Chicano Federation was listed by the Rhysida ransomware operation (United States), and stolen data was published on the group's leak site. Darkfield tracks this disclosure with the original leak post, screenshot and group context.

Who is the Rhysida ransomware group?

Rhysida is a ransomware operator tracked by Darkfield. See the full operator dossier for its known victims, sectors targeted, IOCs and leak-site infrastructure.

What data was leaked in the The Chicano Federation breach?

Rhysida published data attributed to The Chicano Federation (~10 TB), around 287 files records. Darkfield captured the leak post and a screenshot of the listing.

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The Chicano Federation

Claimed by Rhysida · listed 1 year ago

10 TB

Data size

287 files records

18m

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

ListedJan 14, 2025
Data leakeddate unknown

At a glance

Group: Rhysida
Status: Data leaked
Country: United States
Listed on leak site: Jan 14, 2025
Data size: 10 TB
Records: 287 files

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

The Chicano Federation is a San Diego-based non-profit organization founded in 1969 that serves over 50,000 people annually. They provide child development programs, nutrition assistance, housing support, workforce development, and advocacy services for low-income families and individuals in the San Diego community.

Industry: Non-profit Social Services & Community Development
Address: San Diego, California, United States
Founded: 1969

Attack summary

Severity: high — Confirmed exfiltration and public release of 10 TB of data from a non-profit serving vulnerable populations (low-income families, children). High risk of exposure of client PII, including sensitive information about minors and families in housing/social service programs. Public disclosure with no indication of ransom demand increases reputational and operational damage.

Rhysida claims to have exfiltrated 10 TB of confidential data from The Chicano Federation. The group has published the data publicly, stating 'All files was uploaded to public access.' The leak post contains a multi-victim compilation with 35+ organizations listed, suggesting a broad ransomware campaign affecting diverse sectors.

high

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Internal documents
Financial records
Personnel files
Client records
Program administration data
Organizational communications

What the group claims

The Chicano Federation The Chicano Federation is a leading nonprofit in the region and has worked towards the benefit of all San Diegans since 1969.

The leak post

captured from the group's site

STELIA North America is an aerospace and defence company specializing in the design, development, and manufacturing of composites.10 TB of confidential data!Data from major partner companies, such as: Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Sikorsky, Leonardo, L3Harris, Airbus Atlantic, Boeing, Bombardier, De Havilland, ARDE, MDA.
Data Catalog: 9,3 Tb, 4 324 287 Files 
All files was uploaded to public access, data hunters, enjoy 
[Southold Town Senior ServicesSouthold Police Department](https://www.southoldtownny.gov)
The Town of Southold, New York provides various government services including forms and permits, online payments, and notifications for residents. Southold Police Department is a company that operates in the Local industry.
Data Catalog: 1,7 Tb, 767 693 Files 
All files was uploaded to public access, data hunters, enjoy 
Rohner designs and builds high-quality, custom paint booths and manufactured industrial paint systems. Our quality and service, cutting-edge technology, and engineering experience provide the best value in the finishing equipment industry.
Data Catalog: 3 Tb, 3 924 397 Files 
All files was uploaded to public access, data hunters, enjoy 
The Cheyenne and Ar…

Sources

Victim sitechicanofederation.org

Source

Indexed 1 year ago

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Disclosure context

About Rhysida

Rhysida is a ransomware group that emerged in June 2023, operating with primarily financial motivations through targeted attacks against critical infrastructure and public sector organizations. The group's origin and potential state affiliations remain unclear, though they operate independently rather than as a traditional Ransomware-as-a-Service model, with limited public documentation regarding connections to other cybercriminal organizations. Rhysida employs double extortion tactics, typically gaining initial access through compromised VPN credentials and exploiting vulnerable public-facing applications before deploying their ransomware payload and exfiltrating sensitive data prior to encryption. The group has demonstrated a particular focus on healthcare and educational institutions, with notable attacks documented by CISA and FBI advisories highlighting their targeting of hospitals and school districts across multiple countries, resulting in significant operational disruptions to critical services. As of late 2024, Rhysida remains an active threat with continued operations targeting organizations primarily in the United States, Canada, and other Western nations, maintaining their focus on high-value sectors where operational disruption can maximize ransom payment likelihood. The group has been linked to 282 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on June 5, 2023; most recent post June 18, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Timeline of this disclosure

January 14, 2025The Chicano Federation listed by Rhysidaon the group's public leak site

Data size: 10 TB
Records: 287 files

Other recent disclosures by Rhysida

Rhysida has been linked to 282 public victims on Darkfield. A sample of the most recent:

See the full Rhysida dossier →

Sector and geography

Geographically, The Chicano Federation is reported in United States, a country with 11,033 ransomware disclosures in our corpus.

If your organisation is affected

A listing by Rhysida means The Chicano Federation appeared on a ransomware extortion site and data attributed to it has been published. If this is your organisation, or a supplier you depend on, the priority is to confirm the intrusion and contain it before the window to act closes.

Engage your incident-response team and preserve forensic evidence before remediating — do not wipe affected systems first.
Force a password reset and revoke active sessions for exposed accounts; rotate any credentials, API keys or certificates that may have been in the stolen data.
Assess regulatory notification duties (GDPR, NIS2, sector regulators) — many carry a 72-hour reporting clock from awareness.
Report the incident to your national CERT, CISA (United States), as required for your jurisdiction.
Monitor for the data appearing on Rhysida's leak site and across paste and breach channels, and brief downstream partners who may be exposed through you.

How we know this. Darkfield monitors public ransomware leak sites continuously, archiving every new disclosure and the data later released against the victim. Each entry on this page is sourced from the operator's own publication and cross-checked against complementary OSINT feeds (RansomLook, ransomware.live, RansomWatch). We do not collect or host stolen data — only the metadata, timestamps and screenshots needed to make the public disclosure searchable and accountable. Records here are corrected when the original post is edited, retracted, or merged with another disclosure.