FBI warns US law firms of Silent Ransom Group's in-person data theft tactics
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Matt Kapko
4d ago· 4 min readenNews
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Summary
The FBI has issued an alert warning U.S.-based law firms about the Silent Ransom Group, a data extortion operation likely operating from Russia. The group, which emerged in 2022 after Conti disbanded, has claimed over 100 attacks with recent activity surges. They employ sophisticated social engineering tactics, including impersonating IT support and even visiting victims in person to gain physical access to computers. The FBI's warning comes one year after a previous alert about the same group, highlighting their persistent targeting of the legal services sector.
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· 3 pulledSilent Ransom Group, a long-running data extortion operation, continues to hit U.S.-based law firms by impersonating IT support and, in some cases, visiting victims in person to gain physical access to computers
The closed group, which likely operates from Russia and emerged in 2022 after Conti disbanded, has claimed responsibility for more than 100 attacks with activity surging during the past few months
Silent Ransom Group isn't prolific, but it's demonstrated a knack for attacking the legal services sector with an extraordinary dual use of social engineering and in-person visits to victims' workstations
Silent Ransom Group isn’t prolific, but it's demonstrated a knack for attacking the legal services sector with an extraordinary dual use of social engineering and in-person visits to victims’ workstations.
