high severity September 23, 2026 · 2 min read Unverified claim — what this is

The Merrimack County Listed by Booba Team Ransomware Group

If you are a resident of The Merrimack County, here’s what is being claimed, and what it would mean for you.

Government Administration Website: www.merrimackcounty.net Stolen data: 3 GB.
— from Booba Team’s own leak-site posting. This is the group’s claim, quoted verbatim; it is not GalaxyWarden’s reporting and has not been independently verified.

The Merrimack County Listed by Booba Team Ransomware Group

The Merrimack County government has been listed on the Booba Team ransomware-extortion leak site. According to the listing, the group claims to have obtained 3 GB of data from the county’s administration website at merrimackcounty.net. The county has not publicly confirmed the claim as of this writing.

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What a Leak-Site Listing Actually Means

Ransomware groups frequently publish organizations on their leak sites as a form of public pressure. The appearance of a name does not prove that a successful breach occurred, that any material data was taken, or that the claimed 3 GB is authentic. Many such listings turn out to be recycled from older incidents, exaggerated, or simply false. No independent party — regulator, breach-notification service, or the county itself — has verified the claim.

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Until and unless the county issues a formal notification to affected individuals, this remains an unconfirmed accusation by an extortion crew. The filing date is September 23, 2026; the record provides no separate incident date and does not state how many people, if any, may have been impacted. It also lists no categories of information.

The Pattern Ransomware Groups Use on Government Targets

Booba Team and similar crews routinely list government and municipal entities to create urgency, regardless of whether they achieved meaningful access. This tactic works because public-sector organizations face political pressure to respond quickly. For you as someone whose records may be held by the county, the practical takeaway is caution without panic: treat the listing as a signal worth monitoring rather than settled fact.

What You Can Still Control

Because no specific data types are enumerated, you cannot know whether permanent identifiers were involved. If you have an account or records with Merrimack County, the safest low-effort step is to change your password there if you reuse it anywhere else. Reused passwords are the single cheapest risk to eliminate.

Watch for any direct notification from the county. Letters are usually sent by post to the address on file. If you have moved since the period covered by the records, the letter may not reach you, so contact the county directly to confirm whether you are in the affected group. Absence of a letter usually indicates you were not included, but it is not a guarantee.

Stay alert to unexpected communications claiming to be from Merrimack County or its vendors. Scammers often exploit these announcements.

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Attributed to Booba Team · 19 incidents tracked →

Severity High the filing does not enumerate what was exposed

Disclosed September 23, 2026

Last reviewed September 23, 2026

Affected Unconfirmed

By GalaxyWarden Threat Research · Editorial & sourcing standards

Unverified claim — what this report is

This page documents a public listing on a ransomware/extortion group’s leak site, tracked via public threat-intelligence sources. A listing is the attacker’s claim. GalaxyWarden aggregates and reports such claims; we have not independently verified that a breach occurred, what data (if any) was taken, or the accuracy of anything the group asserts, and the named organisation has not necessarily confirmed the incident. Sections above describe what the listing shows and the group’s documented history — not verified findings about the named organisation. If you represent this organisation and believe anything here is inaccurate, tell us and we’ll review it promptly.

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GalaxyWarden is a breach-monitoring service and news aggregator. We do not exfiltrate, host, purchase, or redistribute stolen data. Breach information is compiled from publicly accessible sources and threat-intelligence platforms, and is reported as claims attributed to their source. We promptly correct or remove material shown to be inaccurate — see our content & takedown policy or write to support@galaxywarden.com.

Sources: Booba Team leak site (via RansomLook)

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