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Hackers gained access to investigation reports, disciplinary files of police officers, documents on local organized crime groups and photos of criminals.
Ransomware operators never cease to amaze them with new ways to put pressure on their victims. The criminal group Babuk Locker, which attacked the Metropolitan District of Columbia Police Department (USA), threatened to release the data of criminal investigations and disclose police informants in case of non-payment of the ransom.
As proof that they have confidential information about the investigations, the attackers published screenshots of internal documents of the Metropolitan District of Columbia Police Department on their darknet website. Based on the screenshot, the hackers gained access to investigation reports, disciplinary files of police officers, documents on local organized criminal groups (OCGs), photographs of criminals and administrative records.
According to the group, in total, they managed to steal more than 250 GB of data. The hackers gave the police three days to pay the ransom, and if the money was not transferred on time, they promised to contact local organized crime groups and reveal to them the identities of police informants.
The Babuk Locker group is a newcomer to the ransomware market - its activities began in January 2021. Among its victims are Phone House, a chain of mobile device stores and one of the leading American manufacturers of weapons control systems, PDI Group. A hallmark of Babuk Locker ransomware is its ability to encrypt data on distributed virtual hard disks. Apart from Babuk Locker, only Darkside and RansomExx ransomware have this feature.
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Ransomware operators never cease to amaze them with new ways to put pressure on their victims. The criminal group Babuk Locker, which attacked the Metropolitan District of Columbia Police Department (USA), threatened to release the data of criminal investigations and disclose police informants in case of non-payment of the ransom.
As proof that they have confidential information about the investigations, the attackers published screenshots of internal documents of the Metropolitan District of Columbia Police Department on their darknet website. Based on the screenshot, the hackers gained access to investigation reports, disciplinary files of police officers, documents on local organized criminal groups (OCGs), photographs of criminals and administrative records.
According to the group, in total, they managed to steal more than 250 GB of data. The hackers gave the police three days to pay the ransom, and if the money was not transferred on time, they promised to contact local organized crime groups and reveal to them the identities of police informants.
The Babuk Locker group is a newcomer to the ransomware market - its activities began in January 2021. Among its victims are Phone House, a chain of mobile device stores and one of the leading American manufacturers of weapons control systems, PDI Group. A hallmark of Babuk Locker ransomware is its ability to encrypt data on distributed virtual hard disks. Apart from Babuk Locker, only Darkside and RansomExx ransomware have this feature.
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