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| Hackers threaten Trump to publish his dirty laundry unless he pays a ransom of $ 42 million |
A notorious piracy group claimed that US President Donald Trump "cleaned up the dirty" and threatened to release him next week unless he paid one of the largest ransom payments on the Internet.
The organization successfully infiltrated a well-known law firm in New York last week, claiming it had "a lot of dirty clothes" against President Trump, demanding a $ 42 million ransom, and threatening to broadcast information in his possession unless the ransom was to be paid next week.
The organization runs the REvil Ransomware program, also known as Sodinokibi, and its attacks have a long history, including a devastating attack on global exchange company Travelex. The most recent attack was a ransom against attorneys in New York linked to celebrities such as Lady Gaga, Madonna and Bruce Springsteen.
After the organization stole 756 GB of data from the law firm Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks and published documents about Lady Gaga and Madonna on the dark web, the organization started raising bets. After asking for a ransom of $ 21 million, the organization doubled the ransom. As the first batch has not yet been paid, the organization now threatens to publish documents for President Trump.
The Sodinokibi team released more than 2 GB of Lady Gaga data. Now it says, "The next person we want to uncover is Donald Trump. The game is running and we have found that a lot of dirty clothes have been washed in time. Mr. Trump, if you want to continue as president, please wait in your hands. Otherwise you will not forget this ambition. As for For your voter, we can let you know that you never want to see him as president after this post. Details. It's a week. ”
The FBI is investigating the incident and appears to have advised the law firm not to negotiate with the attacker or pay a ransom, in violation of the Federal Criminal Code.