[LYNX] – Ransomware Victim: www[.]ccls[.]org

AI Generated Summary of the Ransomware Leak Page

On 2025-10-21 06:02:36.769000, a leak post attributed to the Lynx group identifies www.ccls.org as a ransomware victim in the Education sector of the United States. The page centers on the Chester County Library & District Center as the victim, presenting a narrative profile that emphasizes the institution’s history and public service role rather than technical breach details. The text notes that the library was established in 1962 and moved to its current location in 1980, with ongoing support from the County of Chester. It references the wider library system, including the Henrietta Hankin Branch Library opened in 2003 to serve northern townships, and highlights holdings of roughly 328,000 items at the main library and more than 93,600 items at the Henrietta Hankin Branch. The content frames the library as a community hub offering work spaces, homework and research assistance, and a broad array of educational and cultural programs. The post does not explicitly state whether data was encrypted or exfiltrated and contains no ransom figure or demand.

The leak page shows no visible screenshots or images (the dataset indicates zero images). A claim URL is noted as present, but the content of that link is not provided here. There is no information about data volume, file types, or specific data categories allegedly stolen, and no PII is disclosed in the visible text—the victim name www.ccls.org is preserved. In the absence of a disclosed compromise date, the provided key_date is treated as the post/publish date for the page.