Inside Passage Electric Cooperative, Inc Data Breach: DragonForce Ransomware Claim (Oct 2026)
Summary
In the latest cybersecurity news, Inside Passage Electric Cooperative, Inc — an organization based in US — has fallen victim to a ransomware attack conducted by the group dragonforce. This data breach, discovered on 2026-10-26T06:59:51.171638+00:00, underscores the increasing need for proactive cybersecurity defenses as we continue through 2026.
Incident Report
| Attribute | Information |
|---|---|
| Target Organization | Inside Passage Electric Cooperative, Inc |
| Threat Group | dragonforce |
| Summary | In 2004, Tlingit & Haida Regional Electric Authority was re-organized to an electric cooperative which is now known as Inside Passage Electric Cooperative, Inc. IPEC is a non-profit, independent electric utility owned by the members we serve. Electric cooperatives are democratically governed businesses, ensuring they are closely regulated by their consumers.
Members of electric cooperatives express higher than average levels of customer satisfaction since they put customers first because the consumers are the owners. In addition, co-ops are locally owned and operated which makes IPEC more responsive to our members since they are the owners and we are accountable to them. IPEC is governed by a board of directors elected from the membership, which sets policies and procedures that are implemented by the cooperatives’ professional staff. Our Board is committed to providing quality, dependable and affordable electric service to our members since they live in the communities they represent. IPEC currently serves Hoonah (463 services), Kake (321 services), Chilkat Valley (231 services), Angoon (227 services) and Klukwan (61 services) for a total of 1,303 customers. |
| Date of Breach | 2026-10-26T06:47:57.609423+00:00 |
| Discovery Date | 2026-10-26T06:59:51.171638+00:00 |
| Region | US |
| Target Domain | www.insidepassageelectric.org |
| Business Sector | Energy & Utilities |
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