Coastal Alabama Community College Data Breach: Interlock Ransomware Claim (Oct 2026)
Summary
In the latest cybersecurity news, Coastal Alabama Community College — an organization based in US — has fallen victim to a ransomware attack conducted by the group interlock. This data breach, discovered on 2026-10-21T19:29:49.091231+00:00, underscores the increasing need for proactive cybersecurity defenses as we continue through 2026.
Incident Report
| Attribute | Information |
|---|---|
| Target Organization | Coastal Alabama Community College |
| Threat Group | interlock |
| Summary | Coastal Alabama Community College demonstrates an extreme disregard for its own security and the security of its students and makes no attempt to address these deficiencies. Therefore, we are publishing their sensitive information, such as student education records, protected health information, financial aid and loan information, employee personnel files, Social Security numbers, and payment card data. They are also known for their incidents, and we are making this information publicly available to you. As a result, they violate laws such as HIPAA, FERPA, GLBA, and PCI DSS. |
| Date of Breach | 2026-10-21T19:29:40.985621+00:00 |
| Discovery Date | 2026-10-21T19:29:49.091231+00:00 |
| Region | US |
| Target Domain | coastalalabama.edu |
| Business Sector | Education |
How to reduce your ransomware risk
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- keep watch on the dark web — close the gap attackers exploit.
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Disclaimer
HookPhish does not engage in the exfiltration, downloading, taking, hosting, viewing, reposting, or disclosure of any stolen information. All breach data reported here is sourced from publicly available threat intelligence feeds for awareness purposes only.
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