The National Securities Commission (CNV) would have been hacked by the Medusa cyber attack group, which announced that they had violated 1.5 terabytes of documents and databases.
The National Securities Commission (CNV) was hacked by the Medusa cyber attack group, which demands US$500,000 within a week to avoid leaking documents and databases of the body that regulates financial markets. Ámbito contacted the CNV and for now official information is awaited.
The hack would have made it possible to violate more than 1.5 terabytes of CNV documents and databaseswhich threaten to be published if the ransom requested by Medusa is not paid.
According to the Bleeping Computer site, “The ransomware operation known as Medusa began gaining traction in 2023, targeting corporate victims around the world with ransom demands of millions of dollars.”
Although the operation came into operation in June 2021, only this year is it gaining more strength since “the ransomware gang increased its activity and launched a ‘Medusa Blog’ which is used to leak data from victims who refused to pay a ransom”specified the specialized site.
They also remarked that “Medusa gained media attention this week after it claimed responsibility for an attack in the Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) district and shared a video of the stolen data.”
News in development.-
Source: Ambito
