Silent Ransom Group allegedly extorted $207 million from 27 law firms in six months using phone calls and social engineering, not encryption. Silent Ransom Group doesn’t rely on encryption. No malware payload, no locked files, just phone calls and social engineering aimed almost entirely at law firms, and apparently it works extraordinarily well.
Silent Ransom Group Allegedly Extorted $207 Million Without Encrypting Files
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