Russian-speaking hackers, identified as the notorious Russian hacking group LockBit, have targeted the Georgia court system, threatening to release sensitive documents related to Donald Trump's cases in Fulton County unless a ransom is paid. These documents, said to have potential implications for the upcoming U.S. election, were to be published today unless the ransom demand was met. Despite the threats and a countdown timer on the hackers' website, the documents have not been released. This situation has sparked discussions on the effectiveness of the U.S. government's approach to ransomware gangs, especially given the political sensitivity of the documents involved and LockBit's endorsement of Trump for President.
Wired: "The Mysterious Case of the Missing Trump Trial Ransomware Leak" https://t.co/Ovdp6iqnk4
Deep irony. After YEARS declining to aggressively pursue ransomware gangs abroad, USG might finally do something,b/c it threatens the DNC case against President Trump. “The Mysterious Case of the Missing Trump Trial Ransomware Leak | WIRED” https://t.co/iLvyF6Ql7Q
The Mysterious Case of the Missing Trump Trial Ransomware Leak https://t.co/2JHrluEy8s
The notorious LockBit gang promised a Georgia court leak "that could affect the upcoming US election.” It didn't materialize—but the story may not be over yet. https://t.co/VHBdGkmFrh
This notorious Russian hacking group is threatening to release Trump court documents https://t.co/c23uDU7aGr
A countdown timer for the threatened release of Trump court documents disappeared from hacker website before it ticked down to zero https://t.co/1802S5tpFe
🚨HACKERS TO RELEASE TRUMP COURT DOCS TODAY! It's Being Reported That President @realDonaldTrump's Court Files Stolen By Hackers Will Be Published Today Unless The Ransom Is Met! #FultonCountyHack THOUGHTS? 🤔
🚨HACKERS TO RELEASE TRUMP COURT DOCS TODAY! It's Being Reported That President @realDonaldTrump's Court Files Stolen By Hackers Will Be Published Today Unless The Ransom Is Met! #TrumpDocuments THOUGHTS? 🤔
Russian-speaking LockBit threatens to release Trump case documents in Fulton County Court that "could affect the upcoming US election" unless a ransom is paid (@happygeek / Forbes) https://t.co/uLFubFEy2i 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/qsG8MRvl1d
By me @Forbes: LockBit is back, flipping the bird at the FBI and endorsing Trump for President. #infosec #LockBit #Trump #FultonCounty https://t.co/ts2rjR3TYr
Russians have hacked the Georgia court system and threatening to release all private data, including those pertaining to Trump cases unless paid ransom. https://t.co/EGi0wfBzXJ
Russians have hacked the Georgia court system and threatened to release all private data, including those pertaining to Trump cases unless paid ransom. https://t.co/EGi0wfBzXJ