Rival cybercrime crew ShinyHunters has taken over Clop's leak site and is demanding a payment reported to be in the eight figures, threatening to expose companies that paid Clop to stay quiet.
Rival cybercrime crew ShinyHunters has hijacked the leak site of the Clop ransomware group, according to a report by The Register.
ShinyHunters is demanding a payment reported to be in the eight figures, and has threatened to expose companies that paid Clop to keep quiet.
The incident marks a dispute between two established ransomware operations, with one crew seizing another's public-facing extortion infrastructure.
Why this matters: The hijack shows that ransomware crews are willing to target each other's infrastructure, and that companies which paid Clop for silence could still face exposure.
Join thousands of readers getting the best of British news straight to their inbox.