Hackers are threatening to release the identities of confidential informants of the Washington, D.C. Metro Police Department. The ransomware group Babuk targets high profile computer systems, locking them up or stealing privileged information, in effect holding them for ransom. In this case, the police department does confirm that there was “unauthorized access on our server.”
Previously this month, the group infiltrated the Houston Rockets basketball team, accessing player contracts and financial data. The Rockets claim that Babuk was unable to install the ransomware due to security they already had in place. Federal agencies have been targeted 26 times already this year, according to media reports. On the morning of April 30th, Babuk released a statement claiming they were ending their ransomware operation.
