Institute of Culinary Education
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Full breach record for Institute of Culinary Education →Threat-actor claim — not a regulatory filing
This row is a claim by the ransomware group Payoutsking 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.
Source: Ransomware.live
Post text · scraped from the leak site
The Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) is a reputable culinary school based in New York City, USA. Founded in 1975, ICE offers a wide range of professional certificate programs in culinary arts, pastry & baking, hospitality management, and culinary technology, among others. The Institute is known for its modern facilities, experienced faculty, and strong industry connections.
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Incident timeline — mostly unverified
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Breach window unknown
May 28, 2025
Claim posted
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Corroborated · see linked filings
Compliance clocks stay unassessable until a regulatory filing lands. Dashed segments fill in automatically when corroboration arrives.
Claim → filing
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Compliance clock
Not assessable
Linked disclosures
Why this link?Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap
- New Hampshire State AGbd_2a7d823e75938fd32025-10-06 · +131dVerified by operator
- Indiana State AGbd_4c07637677e4b7482025-10-06 · +131dVerified by operator
- Nebraska State AGbd_5066eec9571a72022025-10-06 · +131dVerified by operator
- Vermont State AGbd_76c86c55a1736a8e2025-10-06 · +131dVerified by operator
Show 5 more filings ↓Show fewer ↑up to 132d gap
- Montana State AGbd_de4f194ba8ae14862025-10-06 · +131dVerified by operator
- Massachusetts State AGbd_04fa2b70dfe02ce92025-10-07 · +132dVerified by operator
- California State AGbd_35009cefd8198a452025-10-07 · +132dVerified
- Maine State AGbd_764f9f8bb216912f2025-10-07 · +132dVerified
- Texas State AGbd_fe182067ed3126ae2025-10-07 · +132dVerified
Filing propagation · 10 filings · 9 states
View merged incident ↗Pattern: first filing May 28, last Oct 7 (TX) — a 132-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?
Evidence ladder
Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.
Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.
Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.
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.
payoutsking
According to ransomware.live, PayoutsKing is an active ransomware group observed through at least 2026 that has claimed attacks against a wide range of industries internationally — including Del Monte Foods and V. FRAAS — across the US, UK, Germany, and Ireland using standard double-extortion tactics.