Subj : A ransomware gang claims it has breached Ring and is threatening
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Mar 15 2023 10:45:03

A ransomware gang claims it has breached Ring and is threatening to leak data

Date:
Wed, 15 Mar 2023 10:30:59 +0000

Description:
Attackers say they have compromised the camera maker, while owner Amazon says 
they haven't.

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A popular ransomware operator claims to have compromised Ring, the 
Amazon-owned company that builds smart doorbells with cameras. 

A new report on Vices Motherboard states that the group known as ALPHV, 
popular for its use of the BlackCat encryptor malware , added a new entry to 
its leak site, next to which is Rings logo. 

A message posted by the group says There's always an option to let us leak 
your data, hinting that the negotiations over the ransom demand are ongoing 
(or could have broken down). Sensitive customer data? 

Amazon is staying relatively silent on the matter. In a short statement 
issued to Motherboard, the company said it has no indications that Ring 
experienced a ransomware attack. Read more 

> This devious attack could be the next evolution of ransomware 


 > This ransomware gang lets you rummage around their stolen data 


 > These are the best endpoint protection services right now 

However, it did say that a third-party vendor did succumb to ransomware and 
that Ring is currently engaged with it in an effort to learn more about the 
incident. It also clarified that the vendor doesnt have access to customer 
records. 

Currently, there are no reports detailing what kind of data ALPHV is 
supposedly holding and threatening to release. Allegedly, Amazons employees 
were instructed to stay quiet. Motherboard reported that one person notified 
Amazons employees of the incident via a Slack message and instructed them do 
not discuss anything about this, adding that the right security teams were 
engaged. 

There are still plenty of unanswered questions about this incident. If Ring 
isnt the one that was compromised, who is the third party? What kind of data 
does ALPHV hold? How did the group compromise the target network, and was any 
malware or social engineering involved? What are the ransom demands, and how 
much money does ALPHV expect to get in exchange for the data and the 
decryption key? 

Until ALPHV leaks the data, or the targeted company files a report with the 
SEC, we wont know for sure. Check out the best home security cameras right 
now 

Via: Vice



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/news/a-ransomware-gang-claims-it-has-breached-ring-a
nd-is-threatening-to-leak-data


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