Northern Technologies International Reports Breach Involving Social Security Numbers
Summary
Northern Technologies International says files may have been accessed during a Feb. 13–18, 2026 network breach. Chaos claimed 400 GB; NTIC confirmed affected individuals and data types including Social Security and driver's license numbers.
Key points
- NTIC said an unauthorized actor may have accessed and acquired files on its network between Feb. 13 and Feb. 18, 2026.
- The Chaos ransomware group claimed responsibility on Feb. 26 and said it obtained 400 GB of data; the article does not independently verify that claim.
- NTIC confirmed that names and addresses of individuals were involved and that potentially compromised information included full names, Social Security numbers, and driver's license numbers.
- The number of affected individuals was not disclosed.
- NTIC began notifying affected individuals on June 26, 2026, and disclosed the incident to the Massachusetts Attorney General.
- NTIC is offering credit monitoring to affected individuals whose Social Security numbers were compromised.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- Northern Technologies International Corporation
- Incident Type
- Ransomware-associated data breach
- Incident Date
- 2026-02-13
- Disclosure Date
- 2026-06-26
- Data Types Exposed
- Full names
- Social Security numbers
- Driver's license numbers
- Addresses
- Affected Data Size
- Chaos claimed it obtained 400 GB of data; this amount was not independently confirmed in the article.
- Ransom Or Extortion
- The ransomware group Chaos claimed responsibility and claimed to have obtained 400 GB of NTIC data. No ransom demand or payment was reported.
- Claim Status
- claimed