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kob.com Data Breach

▼ Key takeaways

•Reports suggest a potential breach involving kob.com.
•Discovered on March 29, 2026.
•Confirmation level: Based on reports.

Detailed summary

A ransomware tracker reported a data breach impacting KOB.com on March 29, 2026. The report indicates that the incident involved a threat group identified as ALP-001.

The types of data exposed, the number of individuals affected, and the states impacted by this event remain unclear as no official reports or company statements have been issued. The company is associated with KON (KOB 4, Eyewitness News 4), a news organization in New Mexico with an estimated revenue of $22 million and 1.127TB of storage.

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Company Response Timeline

Breach Occurred

Mar 29, 2026

Company Discovered

Unknown

Regulator Notified

Unknown

Consumers Notified

Unknown

Breach Verification Status

Reports Only

Current

Initial dark web reports of potential breach

Company Confirmed

Company has acknowledged the breach

Regulator Confirmed

Confirmed by regulatory authorities

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Case Status:

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