The BlackCat Ransomware group claims to have stolen 2TB of sensitive information from an Indian explosives company named Solar Industries India.
The threat actor claims the company has conducted industrial spying in other countries.
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The Russia-based hacker group has stolen information such as:
- Personal information belonging to employees and customers,
- Weapon engineering documentation,
- Information about the company's partnership deals,
- Government documents,
- Records from all cameras,
- Backups and databases,
- Details of warhead composition,
- Security audits and reports onsecurity laws and vulnerabilities found in the company's digital infrastructure, etc.
- BlackCat published images of the stolen documents and pictures taken from the company's security cameras as proof that it could hack the company.
- The group has stated that it is putting this data up for sale on the dark web for the next 24 hours.
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- The FBI first tracked the BlackCat Ransomware Group in late 2021. In a short period, the threat actor has managed to breach dozens of organizations.
- BlackCat's ransomware is written in Rust, making it adaptable and more deceptive.
- It operates as a Ransomware-as-a-Service, allowing its operators to take as much as 70% of the stolen amount.