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Ransomware victim Professional Services

Thomas Y. Pickett & Co., Inc.

Listed by Aurora on · organisation based in United States

typco.com

Disclosed
Oct 5, 2026
Leak-site listing date
Threat group
Aurora
50 victims listed
Country
United States
#1 most targeted
Sector
Professional Services

ThreatAI analysis

Compiled from this incident record and the threat intelligence profile for Aurora. Figures and technique mappings are quoted from the source data, not inferred.

Aurora listed Thomas Y. Pickett & Co., Inc. on its dark web leak site on 5 October 2026. The firm, founded in 1926 and headquartered in Texas, appraises mineral, industrial, and utility properties for appraisal districts across several states.

About Thomas Y. Pickett & Co., Inc.

[consulting] Thomas Y. Pickett & Co., Inc. — founded in 1926, headquartered in Addison/Dallas, Texas — is one of the oldest property tax appraisal consulting firms in the United States. They appraise mineral, industrial, and utility properties for county appraisal districts across Texas, Wyoming, North Dakota, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and beyond. Roughly 40 employees, ~$5.3M annual revenue, nearly a century of reputation. Inventory: 13 SQL Server database backups (127 GB) including the 102 GB TYPortal web portal database containing all property owner records and user credentials Complete HR records for all 40+ employees — Social Security cards, W-4s, direct deposit forms, salary schedules, medical records, termination documents, TWC hearing notices 11 GB Azure DevOps repository — the entire source code history, including a 6,105-line proprietary COBOL program (NOTICE14) that generates tax appraisal notices 200+ client contracts with pricing for every county appraisal district they serve — the competitive intelligence gold mine Complete financial records — bank statements (PNC and Frost), 10-year budget, accounts receivable, payroll, and evidence of a prior fraud incident in May 2025 A developer's password exposed in a directory name visible to anyone who looks at the file listing A PKCS#12 digital signing certificate (private key) for an HR manager — enabling document forgery

Source record: ransomware.live

About the Aurora group

Aurora is a ransomware group associated with a multi-purpose Go-based malware distributed by multiple criminal teams from mid-2022, also sold as an infostealer/botnet under the same name on underground forums. Aurora has listed 42 victims since April 2026.

Incident analysis

Thomas Y. Pickett & Co., Inc. was listed by Aurora ransomware, a group with 50 victims recorded in this database. The listing appeared on the group's leak site on October 5, 2026.

Thomas Y. Pickett & Co., Inc. is based in United States and operates in the Professional Services sector. United States ranks #1 worldwide for ransomware disclosures, with 9,976 victims in this database.

Sector context. Organisations in this sector hold valuable data and operational systems that ransomware groups seek to exploit for financial gain through encryption and data exfiltration.

Aurora typically follows a double extortion model: data is exfiltrated from the victim's systems before files are encrypted, so the victim faces two demands at once — pay to restore access, and pay to keep stolen data unpublished. The leak site, where this listing appeared, is the lever for the second demand.

Source. Public leak-site disclosures aggregated via the ransomware.live API. The disclosure date is when the listing was published, which can differ from the date of compromise. This site does not publish or link to stolen data. Last updated .

Frequently asked questions

Was Thomas Y. Pickett & Co., Inc. attacked by ransomware?

Yes. Thomas Y. Pickett & Co., Inc. was listed as a victim of the Aurora ransomware group on October 5, 2026. The organisation is based in United States and operates in the Professional Services sector. The disclosure appeared on the group's dark web leak site.

Which ransomware group attacked Thomas Y. Pickett & Co., Inc.?

Thomas Y. Pickett & Co., Inc. was attacked by Aurora ransomware. Aurora is one of the most active ransomware groups, having claimed 50 victims globally. The group typically employs a double-extortion model: encrypting the victim's files and threatening to publish stolen data.

When did the Thomas Y. Pickett & Co., Inc. ransomware attack occur?

The ransomware attack on Thomas Y. Pickett & Co., Inc. was disclosed on October 5, 2026. This date reflects when the victim was published on the threat group's leak site, which may differ from the actual date of initial compromise.

What data was stolen in the Thomas Y. Pickett & Co., Inc. ransomware attack?

The specific data stolen from Thomas Y. Pickett & Co., Inc. has not been independently verified by this platform. Ransomware groups typically exfiltrate data before encrypting systems and use the threat of publication to pressure victims. As a Professional Services organisation, Thomas Y. Pickett & Co., Inc. likely held sensitive business data, client information, and operational records.

How can organisations protect against Aurora attacks?

To defend against Aurora and similar threat actors, organisations should: maintain regular offline backups tested for restoration; implement network segmentation to limit lateral movement; deploy multi-factor authentication on all remote access; use endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools; conduct regular phishing and security awareness training; and monitor threat intelligence feeds for indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with active groups.