Orange, Virginia Outage Preceded Unconfirmed LockBit Claim
Summary
Orange, Virginia, reported a three-day technology outage in February. LockBit listed the town on its leak site in March, but officials have not linked the events, and no compromise has been confirmed.
Key points
- The town said a technology outage closed Town Hall, Public Works and Community Development offices for parts of three days in February.
- When Town Hall reopened on Feb. 20, it could accept only cash or checks while the outage was being resolved.
- LockBit listed townoforangeva[.]gov on its leak site on March 5, about two weeks after the outage.
- The listing is a ransomware-group claim, not independent confirmation; the town has not publicly linked it to the outage or confirmed data compromise.
- The town’s website was online when the article was published.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- Town of Orange
- Victim Domain
- townoforangeva.gov
- Incident Type
- Technology outage; a possible ransomware incident was suggested by LockBit’s leak-site listing, but the connection is unconfirmed.
- Incident Date
- 2026-02-18
- Operational Impact
- Town Hall, Public Works, and Community Development offices were closed for parts of three days. After Town Hall reopened, it could accept only cash or checks while the outage was being resolved.
- Ransom Or Extortion
- LockBit listed the town on its leak site on March 5. The listing is a group claim; the article reports no independent confirmation of ransomware, data theft, or a connection to the February outage.
- Claim Status
- claimed