The Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office faced a cyberattack by the group Kairos, who leaked 325 GB of data, including sensitive criminal information. An attempt to engage the office in negotiation after a breach notification reportedly fell through. Despite the significant implications of the leak, the office has not publicly acknowledged the incident, as inquiries from DataBreaches regarding confirmation of the breach and response efforts went unanswered. This raises concerns about the state office's cybersecurity protocols and response strategy during incidents involving sensitive data.
Despite sending multiple inquiries to the state office's media contacts over a more than two-week period, DataBreaches received no reply to two simple questions: had the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office confirmed that there had been a breach, and if so, what were they doing in response to it? As of publication today, there is still nothing on their website to indicate that there has been any breach or cybersecurity incident.
In encrypted communications with DataBreaches, Kairos stated that their general method is to give their targets 7 days to get in touch. 'If the target doesn't get in touch, we publish it on the website with a countdown.'
The negotiations were reportedly short-lived and unsuccessful. 'Office of the State's Attorney for Baltimore City asked us for a listing of all the files we downloaded and also asked us to send 5 files of their choice. After that, negotiations ended,' Kairos's spokesperson told DataBreaches.
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