The commune of Castries
About the organisation
The commune of Castries is a picturesque, historic town in the south of France, renowned for its majestic 17th-century château and unique aqueduct. The city's official website (castries.fr) provides visitors and locals with the latest news, cultural event schedules, and tourism information. Additionally, the portal serves as a convenient digital platform for residents to access municipal services and connect with the town hall.
What the listing means
The commune of Castries appeared on the payload leak site on 09 July 2026. Groups publish a victim once negotiations stall or as pressure during them, so a listing usually means data was already exfiltrated. This group has published 7 claims in the last 30 days and remains active.
Recommended actions
- Treat any unsolicited message referencing The commune of Castries as suspicious — leaked data gets weaponised for phishing within days.
- If you hold an account on castries.fr, change that password now, update it anywhere you reused it, and enable two-factor authentication.
- Other Public Sector organisations should review this group's known TTPs and validate detection coverage against them.
- Watch for follow-on extortion: stolen data is often re-leaked or resold after the initial listing.
- A leak-site listing is a claim made by the attacker, not a confirmed breach — check the organisation's own disclosures before acting on it.
Leak-site evidence
Listing URL https://www.ransomware.live/id/VGhlIGNvbW11bmUgb2YgQ2FzdHJpZXNAcGF5bG9hZA==
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Captured from the group's extortion site. It may contain the victim's data or the attacker's messaging.
