Qilin Publishes New Victim City of Columbia SC

| 2026-10-29 15:09 CRITICAL HIGH RANSOMWARE & EXTORTION

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On October 29, 2026, the City of Columbia in South Carolina was targeted by Qilin, a ransomware gang, with an estimated attack date also on that day. The attackers are believed to be from the United States, and their malware payload is identified as Qilin. No third-party employee credentials were compromised, but 159 users were affected. The attack works by exploiting DNS records for the victim's domain, which was discovered by HudsonRock. As of now, no further information on the current status of the incident has been provided.

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• Reset credentials and API keys that may have been exposed, and review access logs for the affected accounts or integrations.

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NORTH_AMERICA energy manufacturing retail health transportation finance

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‎2026/10/29 15:09

Threat actors, identified as Qilin, compromised DNS records and credentials of employees at the City of Columbia, SC on October 29, 2026.

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Support us Group Qilin Discovered 2026-10-29 15:09 UTC Est. attack date 2026-10-29 Country Sector Agriculture and Food Production Education Energy & Utilities Financial Services Government & Defense Healthcare Hospitality Manufacturing Other Professi…

Qilin Publishes New Victim City of Columbia SC

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