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Madison Area YMCA

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Filed

Jan 5, 2026

To disclose

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

50%
Full breach record for Madison Area YMCA

Threat-actor claim — not a regulatory filing

This row is a claim by the ransomware group Lynx on its public extortion blog. It has not been validated by the victim or any regulator. Treat attribution and counts as the threat actor's assertion until a regulatory filing or victim disclosure corroborates them.

Group activity: EducationDiscovered: 2026-01-05

Source: Ransomware.live

Post text · scraped from the leak site

The Madison Area YMCA offers a variety of programs and services focusing on youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. Their offerings include summer camps, early childhood education, fitness classes, and community initiatives, catering to individuals and families of all ages. The organization aims to create an inclusive and supportive environment where everyone can grow, connect, and thrive. With facilities like the F.M. Kirby Children's Center and various gyms, it provides resources and opportunities for physical and emotional well-being.

Incident timeline — mostly unverified

? — ?

Breach window unknown

Jan 5, 2026

Claim posted

Corroborated · see linked filings

Compliance clocks stay unassessable until a regulatory filing lands. Dashed segments fill in automatically when corroboration arrives.

Claim → filing

Compliance clock

Not assessable

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 2 states

View merged incident ↗
Leak SiteJan 5 · first · this page

Pattern: first filing Jan 5, last Apr 21 (MA) — a 106-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claimThis record

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filing

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source ceiling

  • actor name
  • victim claim
  • ransom/leak status
  • discovery date
  • materiality
  • notification
  • affected count
  • confirmed data types
  • compliance clock

The ✕ fields stay blank until a regulatory filing or victim disclosure lands.

About this groupFirst seen 2023-05-22

lynx

According to ransomware.live, Lynx is a ransomware-as-a-service operation that emerged in mid-2024 as a rebrand of INC Ransomware (whose source code was sold for $300,000 on the RAMP forum), claiming ~300 victims across manufacturing, business services, technology, and transportation with an 80/20 profit split for affiliates.

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