Disclosure context

About INC Ransom

INC Ransom is a financially motivated ransomware group that emerged in September 2021 and has since compromised 832 known victims across multiple sectors. The group's origin and specific affiliations remain undocumented in public threat intelligence reports, though their operational patterns suggest they likely operate as an independent entity rather than a formal Ransomware-as-a-Service model. While detailed attack methodologies for INC Ransom have not been extensively documented by major security firms, their victim distribution indicates they employ broad-spectrum targeting approaches that have successfully penetrated healthcare, technology, business services, and manufacturing organizations. The group demonstrates a preference for targeting English-speaking countries, with the United States, Canada, and United Kingdom representing their primary victim demographics, alongside significant activity in Germany and Australia. Notable campaigns or high-profile attacks by INC Ransom have not been prominently featured in major threat intelligence publications from CISA, FBI, or leading security researchers, suggesting they may operate with a lower public profile despite their substantial victim count. INC Ransom remains active as of current intelligence assessments, with no documented law enforcement disruptions or confirmed rebranding efforts. The group has been linked to 836 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on September 9, 2021; most recent post May 20, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Also tracked as: INC.

Timeline of this disclosure

March 24, 2026jenningsk12.org listed by INC Ransomon the group's public leak site

Ransom demanded: $28.5M

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Education sector, which has 694 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, jenningsk12.org is reported in United States, a country with 7,392 ransomware disclosures in our corpus.

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.

Ransomware victim disclosure

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Jennings School District

listed as jenningsk12.org · Claimed by INC Ransom · listed 2 months ago

$28.5M

Ransom

demanded

57d

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
Mar 24, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: INC Ransom
Status: Data leaked
Country: United States
Sector: Education
Listed on leak site: Mar 24, 2026
Ransom demanded: $28.5M
Estimated revenue: $28.5M

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Jennings School District is a public K-12 school district located in Missouri, United States, serving the Jennings community. The district focuses on preparing students for college and careers through academic programs, career and technical education, and community partnerships. It operates with approximately 500 employees and a budget/revenue figure of $28.5 million.

Industry: K-12 Public Education
Employees: 500

Attack summary

Severity: critical — The disclosure status is data_published against a public K-12 school district, which inherently holds regulated data including minor students' PII (likely subject to FERPA and state privacy laws), employee records, and financial information; publication of such data involving minors constitutes a critical-severity breach.

INC Ransom claims to have compromised Jennings School District and has moved to the data_published stage, indicating exfiltration and publication of district data; the post references $28.5M as a revenue/ransom figure with no specific data size disclosed.

critical

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Employee records
Student records
Financial data
Personally identifiable information (PII)

What the group claims

The Jennings School District strives to provide students with learning experiences and opportunities that prepare the company's students for college and careers and for the 21st century. The company is a community of learners committed to excellence in education. The company want students to plan and prepare for life after Jennings High School. The company want Jennings students to leave the Jennings School District with the opportunity to take college classes, earned college credit, or have taken career and technical education classes that allow them to start working in their desired career field after graduation. The company is developing community partnerships that will benefit Jennings students and the Jennings community. Please take the time to explore the College and Career link and resources available. It is an honor to serve the families and students of the Jennings School District. CLICK HERE to visit the College and Career Advising page. Employees: 500 Revenue: $28.5 Million Industry: Education Phone Number: +(314) 653-8000

Sources

Victim sitejenningsk12.org

Source

Indexed 2 months ago

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