Anne Arundel County confirms August data breach after Rhysida claims

Officials in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, confirmed hackers copied files from a limited set of government systems during an August 28 incident. The Rhysida ransomware gang is demanding $2 million and threatens to leak 2.6 TB of stolen documents.

• Unauthorized access was discovered on August 28, affecting a limited subset of systems
• Rhysida demands $2 million ransom for 2.6 TB of stolen documents
• The county notified federal law enforcement about the breach
• Officials call it a separate incident from last year's ransomware attack