First Baptist Church of Hammond

First Baptist Church of Hammond

First Baptist Church of Hammond in Indiana experienced a cyberattack earlier this month where personal data of church staff, missionaries, and volunteers was breached. The compromised data includes names, Social Security numbers, state-issued ID numbers, addresses, contact info, unique healthcare identifiers, dates of birth, and health information. The ransomware gang Rhysida took credit for the attack and demanded a ransom of 5 bitcoins, worth about $594,000. If the ransom is not paid, Rhysida threatens to sell the stolen data to the highest bidder.

Source: https://www.comparitech.com/news/cybercriminals-give-indiana-megachurch-7-days-to-pay-600k-ransom-after-data-breach/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/first-baptist-church-of-hammond

"id": "fir234072925",
"linkid": "first-baptist-church-of-hammond",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "7/2025",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Religious Services',
                        'location': 'Hammond, Indiana',
                        'name': 'First Baptist Church of Hammond',
                        'type': 'Religious Organization'}],
 'data_breach': {'data_encryption': True,
                 'data_exfiltration': True,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              'State-issued ID numbers',
                                              'Addresses',
                                              'Contact info',
                                              'Unique healthcare identifiers',
                                              'Dates of birth',
                                              'Health information for '
                                              'self-funded health plan claims '
                                              'processing']},
 'date_detected': '2025-07-15',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2025-07-15',
 'description': 'Ransomware gang Rhysida took credit for a cyberattack on '
                'First Baptist Church of Hammond in Indiana, demanding a '
                'ransom of 5 bitcoins worth about $594,000. The attack '
                'compromised personal data of church staff, missionaries, and '
                'volunteers.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'State-issued ID numbers',
                                 'Addresses',
                                 'Contact info',
                                 'Unique healthcare identifiers',
                                 'Dates of birth',
                                 'Health information for self-funded health '
                                 'plan claims processing']},
 'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
 'motivation': 'Financial Gain',
 'ransomware': {'data_encryption': True,
                'data_exfiltration': True,
                'ransom_demanded': '5 bitcoins (approx. $594,000)',
                'ransomware_strain': 'Rhysida'},
 'references': [{'source': 'Comparitech'}],
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Issued a notice to victims'},
 'threat_actor': 'Rhysida',
 'title': 'Ransomware Attack on First Baptist Church of Hammond',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}
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