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"A ransomware group that experts say is based in Russia has posted what it claims are 13 National Rifle Association files to the dark web."
Cybercriminals claim to have hacked the NRA
Posted from nbcnews.com
Hacking
Cyber
NRA
Firearms and Guns
Posted >1 y ago
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Hopefully they show where all of the embezzled money was hidden by the NRA bigshots.
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LTC Eugene Chu Talented Buggers or Maybe Not. I suspect that the NRA didn't spend much securing their data.
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LTC Eugene Chu
..."Cybercriminals, many of them based in and near Russia, have made ransomware a constant threat in recent years, regularly hacking businesses, schools, police departments and various other institutions. While the White House has taken several steps to improve U.S. defenses, ransomware is still a lucrative criminal enterprise. Last year, it cost nearly $75 billion in damages worldwide, Emsisoft found.
Jen Easterly, the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said earlier this month that Russian ransomware hackers have yet to make “any significant, material changes” to their frequent attacks against American businesses.
On Friday, after the FBI reportedly took down one major ransomware group, several others vowed retaliation and to punish the U.S."
..."Cybercriminals, many of them based in and near Russia, have made ransomware a constant threat in recent years, regularly hacking businesses, schools, police departments and various other institutions. While the White House has taken several steps to improve U.S. defenses, ransomware is still a lucrative criminal enterprise. Last year, it cost nearly $75 billion in damages worldwide, Emsisoft found.
Jen Easterly, the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said earlier this month that Russian ransomware hackers have yet to make “any significant, material changes” to their frequent attacks against American businesses.
On Friday, after the FBI reportedly took down one major ransomware group, several others vowed retaliation and to punish the U.S."
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