Virginia attorney general’s office cyberattack
Claim details
Cloak listed the Virginia attorney general’s office as an alleged victim. SecurityWeek reported a March 20, 2025 listing and alleged download availability; Security Affairs later described a claimed 134 GB theft, initial screenshots and a purported full archive. These are actor allegations, without independent verification of file authenticity, volume, affected people, encryption, payment or responsibility for the February outage. The tracker discovery timestamp is distinct from the reported publication date. Sources: https://www.securityweek.com/ransomware-group-claims-attack-on-virginia-attorney-generals-office/ and https://securityaffairs.com/175751/data-breach/cloak-group-hacked-virginia-attorney-generals-office.html .