Ransomware victim disclosure
← All victimsDawson County, Nebraska (Government)
listed as dawsoncountyne.org · Claimed by Payloadbin · listed 5 years ago
Status timeline
- Listed
Oct 19, 2021
- Data leaked
At a glance
- Group
- Payloadbin
- Status
- Data leaked
- Country
- United States
- Sector
- Government
- Listed on leak site
- Oct 19, 2021
About the victim
AI dossier — public-source company profileDawson County is a county government entity located in Nebraska, United States, with its county seat in Lexington. It provides public administrative services including law enforcement, courts, property records, and other civic functions typical of a U.S. county government.
- Industry
- County Government Administration
- Address
- 700 N Washington Ave, Lexington, NE 68850, United States
Attack summary
Severity: high — This is a confirmed data_published disclosure targeting a U.S. county government, which typically holds PII of residents, employee data, law enforcement records, and other sensitive civic data. The government sector designation and publication of data elevate severity, though absence of confirmed regulated data specifics (e.g., medical or financial at scale) prevents a critical rating.The Payloadbin ransomware group claims to have attacked Dawson County, Nebraska, with the disclosure status recorded as data_published, indicating data was exfiltrated and subsequently published. No specific ransom amount or data volume was stated.
Data the group says was taken
AI dossier — extracted from the leak post- Government administrative records
- Potentially personally identifiable information (PII) of residents
- County employee records
- Public service records
Sources
- Victim sitedawsoncountyne.org
Source
Indexed 5 years agoThis page surfaces a public ransomware disclosure indexed by Darkfield. Original posts come from the operator's own leak site; we cross-check against ransomware.live, RansomLook and RansomWatch where applicable. Share this URL freely.
