The Hunters International ransomware group is threatening to leak what it claims to be 386 GB of data from the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), more than a year after the federal law enforcement agency suffered a major ransomware attack.
The gang claims the data, comprising more than 327,000 files, includes “Top Secret” documents, gang files, information on active cases, files from the 2022 drug enforcement operation “Operation Turnbuckle” and more, according to HackManac, which posted screenshots of group’s claims on the X social media platform.
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Source: SC Media
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