Ransomware gang says it targeted US National Rifle Association

Ransomware attacks have spiked in recent years against all manner of companies and organisations, but rarely are the targets as politically sensitive as the NRA. — AP

RICHMOND, Virginia: A ransomware gang believed to operate out of Russia says it hacked the National Rifle Association, the most powerful gun-rights group in the United States.

The gang, which calls itself Grief, published a handful of what appear to be the NRA files on a dark web site. The files, reviewed by The Associated Press, relate to grants the NRA has awarded. Ransomware gangs often post a victim’s files publicly in hopes of spurring them to pay out a ransom.