Ransomware gang releases personnel records of 20 DC police officers

[soothsayer]

https://wtop.com/dc/2021/05/ransomware-gang-threatens-release-of-dc-police-records/

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate that stole data from the Washington, D.C., police department says negotiations over payment have broken down, with it rejecting a $100,000 payment.

D.C. police told WTOP the cybercriminals have released personnel records of 20 officers.

The extortion threat comes amid a separate ransomware attack on a major pipeline that’s affected part of the U.S.’s fuel supply, highlighting the power of internet-savvy criminal gangs to sow mayhem from a half a world away with impunity.

The Babuk group said on its website late Monday that it would release “all the data” it stole from the Washington police department if it did not “raise the price.”

[Submariner]

1. The next Bill Gates or Steve Wozniak multi-billionaire

will be the software engineer who develops a sophisticated tracking program that quickly identifies not only the IP, but the location of the originating ransomware or general hacking cyber attack.

A SEAL Team or cruise missile can then be sent to eliminate all the associated hardware that has the hackers scamming software on it.

[Enter stage left]

2. Maybe we should let those 20 cops pay the ransom!

I'll bet there would be dozens of them afraid that they were the targets...much more money than the "crooks: expected.