Metro Vancouver Transit Police files hacked in raid linked to Russian extortion gang
Metro Vancouver Transit Police files hacked in raid linked to Russian extortion gang
bc.ctvnews.ca Metro Vancouver Transit Police files hacked in raid linked to Russian extortion gang
Metro Vancouver Transit Police say the agency was targeted by hackers who accessed almost 200 of its files as part of a global wave of attacks that U.S. officials have blamed on a Russian cyber-extortion gang.
Looks like part of the MOVEit hack
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What purpose do the Russians have for grabbing Metro Vancouver Transit Police files?
The ransom gang grabbed files belonging to a bunch of organizations, not just the Transit Police. It was a breach of a 3rd party software maker who hosts files. They're most likely holding the data for ransom.