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Ransomware group rhysida hits El Cajon, CA

HIGH
·Not Found·US·2026-11-04

El Cajon, CA — a not found target operating in US has been listed by the rhysida ransomware group on 2026-11-04. The information below reflects what the threat actor has publicly claimed on their leak site; the details have not been independently verified.

Incident Report

Target OrganizationEl Cajon, CA
Threat Group
rhysida
SummaryEl Cajon, CA in the United States, was listed by the rhysida ransomware group on its leak site on 2026-11-04.
Date of Breach2026-11-04
Discovery Date2026-11-04
RegionUS
Target Domain—
Business SectorNot Found
Severity
HIGH

Claim by rhysida

El Cajon, CA LOT DESCRIPTION (brief) - U.S. municipal dump: police + 911 + production SQLWhat is for sale. Municipal government of a U.S. city (California): police department, 911 dispatch center (joint authority), fire/EMS, all city services, ~1,100+ employees. ~7.8M files / ~7.8 TB. Content current through late September 2026 - SQL backups, payroll runs and 911 logs up to the final days. Live dump, not an archive. Full snapshot: entire file server, restricted police shares, the 911 center, production databases, workstation backups and terminal-server profiles.Contents. Employee home profiles �195 (~800 GB) � department shares - HR/city attorney/finance/council (~1.3 TB) � public works + utility billing for ~250K accounts (~1.3 TB) � citywide share with W-2s for all employees (~2.4 TB) � restricted police archive (~1.7 TB) � 911 center: ~6.3M call recordings over ~3 years + caller phone/address/GPS metadata (~380 GB) � SQL backups (~440 GB: dispatch CAD 17+ GB, evidence vault, crime lab, RMS, access control, MFA server).Credentials and access (sells first). Bank ACH private key + passphrase, state treasury pool PINs, corporate cards with PAN+CVV+PIN � root/enable on the network core (incl. traffic lights) � government accounts (FBI, DEA, state DOJ, CJIS, LiveScan) + 111 officer passcodes to the narcotics system � DMV certificate + password � MFA server dump (TOTP secrets, hardware-token seeds, VPN) � password templates/defaults, vendor ERP backdoor � cameras on public IPs � 13� .pfx signing certs, OAuth secrets, door/access control, map of 401 cameras, gate codes.Personal data. W-2s for all ~1,100 employees (SSN+salary+address) � applicant SSN sets � thousands of EMS patient records with SSN � 337 DMV records � credit dossiers with IRS transcripts � home addresses of the mayor and council � 911 caller GPS metadata (above) � production CAD: ~89K incidents, ~3.9K arrests, 941 warrants, 8.3K SSNs.Police kompromat. Internal Affairs master tracker (1,016 rows / ~10 years, named: use of force �239, pursuits �172, claims �223) + 25-year legacy archive (force �998, complaints �2,612) � DA 'untruthful officers' list � registry of 691 destroyed discipline files + litigation hold list � officer DUI/DV (arrests; victim of an untaken DV call later killed) � fresh 2025�26 cases (negligent discharge + lies � 58-min discipline audio included; fabricated pursuit; theft during arrest) � undercover unit rosters, named + informants (names/DLs/phones) � cold cases (suspects/witnesses) � SWAT callout sheets with personal cell phones � 81 real warrant templates with witnesses � CI/surveillance playbooks � 911 data fed to federal immigration agencies + active court fight with the state AG over surveillance data sharing � county election-office correspondence, PRA packages, protest recordings with caller numbers.Finance/mail. ~77 GB of email archives (HR investigations ~37 GB) � 13 years of payroll � grants � 4 layoff waves � asset forfeiture case files � GIS/document-system credentials.Buyers. Extortion crews (headline-ready topics already in the news cycle) � fraud (W-2/SSN/medical) � IABs (live access to a city 911/CAD is a rare lot) � plaintiffs' attorneys (new suits, case reviews) � media (ready stories) � intelligence services (undercover rosters, informants, LE-systems access) � criminals (sources and witnesses).Deal formats. Full lot exclusive � credentials package (<1 GB, samples before deal) � PII packs by class � police package for media/negotiation � first-publication rights. Freshness: A=2026 (live data), B=2024�25 (active cases), C=25+ year legacy (pattern proof).Limitations. Some containers are encrypted (passwords not recovered), video archives unreviewed; the data contains live police sources - handle with care. More

Posted by the rhysida threat actor on its public leak site. This is the group's own statement and has not been independently verified by HackerFeeds.

Sources

Leak post (onion / Tor)

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