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America's physical security is at the mercy of insidious ransomware.
The Pentagon has confirmed that it is working with law enforcement agencies to investigate claims that a group of hackers, ALPHV (also known as BlackCat), stole documents containing sensitive data related to the US Armed Forces.
The group is threatening to release 300 GB of data stolen from the IT company Technica from Virginia, which is engaged in servicing the US federal government.
Technica has not yet responded to requests for comment, but according to the hackers, hacking the company allowed them to obtain information related to the Defense Ministry's Counterintelligence and Security Agency, which already conducts all sorts of security clearance checks.
Sue Gough, a Pentagon spokeswoman, said the agency is aware of the incident and is coordinating with law enforcement, but declined to comment on specific security incidents.
Meanwhile, ALPHV published screenshots of stolen documents containing the names, social security numbers, security clearance levels and places of work of dozens of individuals, as well as invoices and contracts with various government agencies and private contractors.
The group threatens to sell or release the data if Technica does not contact them. Experts emphasize the seriousness of the threat, pointing out the risk of using confidential data by foreign intelligence services.
ALPHV, which operates on the RaaS model, has claimed responsibility for over a thousand cyberattacks over the course of its existence. The US Department of Justice describes this group as the second largest extortion gang in the world ( LockBit comes first).
Among the most well-known ALPHV attacks is the extortion against MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment in September last year. Despite the FBI's claims of blocking the group's network infrastructure in December, ALPHV said it was restoring access to its resources and lifting restrictions on attacks against US government and military enterprises.
The Pentagon has confirmed that it is working with law enforcement agencies to investigate claims that a group of hackers, ALPHV (also known as BlackCat), stole documents containing sensitive data related to the US Armed Forces.
The group is threatening to release 300 GB of data stolen from the IT company Technica from Virginia, which is engaged in servicing the US federal government.
Technica has not yet responded to requests for comment, but according to the hackers, hacking the company allowed them to obtain information related to the Defense Ministry's Counterintelligence and Security Agency, which already conducts all sorts of security clearance checks.
Sue Gough, a Pentagon spokeswoman, said the agency is aware of the incident and is coordinating with law enforcement, but declined to comment on specific security incidents.
Meanwhile, ALPHV published screenshots of stolen documents containing the names, social security numbers, security clearance levels and places of work of dozens of individuals, as well as invoices and contracts with various government agencies and private contractors.
The group threatens to sell or release the data if Technica does not contact them. Experts emphasize the seriousness of the threat, pointing out the risk of using confidential data by foreign intelligence services.
ALPHV, which operates on the RaaS model, has claimed responsibility for over a thousand cyberattacks over the course of its existence. The US Department of Justice describes this group as the second largest extortion gang in the world ( LockBit comes first).
Among the most well-known ALPHV attacks is the extortion against MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment in September last year. Despite the FBI's claims of blocking the group's network infrastructure in December, ALPHV said it was restoring access to its resources and lifting restrictions on attacks against US government and military enterprises.
