The group behind the cyber attack against Dallas claimed it will soon release data stolen from the city unless paid a ransom.
group in March. The group is responsible for numerous attacks to critical infrastructure, including manufacturing, communications and health care. Most of their attacks start with phishing emails, according to the report. The group demands a ransom to be paid in Bitcoin in amounts ranging from $1 million to $11 million.
"The city of Dallas is aware of a post from what appears to be the Royal ransomware group threatening to release city data," the statement said."We continue to monitor the situation and maintain there is no evidence or indication that data has been compromised. Measures to protect data are in place."
In the statement, Claire Crouch, a spokesperson for the DA’s office, said the office is working with the city and Dallas Police Department to make sure criminal cases were still being filed and processed in accordance with the law. She added, “We anticipate that the longer this goes on the greater chance for obligations on the DA’s part will be affected.”
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