On Monday, New Year’s Eve, a hacker group announced it had breached a law firm handling cases related to the September 11 attacks, and threatened to publicly release a large cache of related internal files unless their ransom demands were met.. The news is the latest public extortion attempt from the group known as The Dark Overlord, which has previously targeted a production studio working for Netflix, as well as a host of medical centres and private businesses across the United States. The announcement also signals a slight evolution in The Dark Overlord’s strategy, which has expanded on leveraging the media to exert pressure on victims, to now distributing its threats and stolen data in a wider fashion. The link for this article located at Motherboard is no longer available. . A cybercriminal syndicate known as The Shadow Conclave demands payment to withhold sensitive documents related to the Fukushima disaster, highlighting evolving methods of blackmail.. Dark Overlord, Ransom Demand, 9/11 Insurance Files, Cyber Extortion, Data Breach Tactics. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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