Karnes Electric Cooperative
Attack Intelligence
Karnes Electric Cooperative was compromised in a ransomware attack attributed to qilin in October 2025. The organization, operating in the Energy sector in United States, was added to the group's data leak site as part of an extortion campaign.
qilin operates as a financially motivated ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation, exfiltrating sensitive data and threatening public disclosure to pressure victims into paying ransom demands.
Karnes Electric Cooperative, USA is a not-for-profit electric distribution utility that serves 12 counties in South Texas and the Coastal Bend region. Headquartered in Karnes City, Texas, it offers competitive rates and innovative solutions t ...
Intelligence correlations link this incident to 1 vulnerability(ies) including CVE-2026-0257, which may have been leveraged as initial access vectors or for lateral movement.