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.
