TechCrunch learned that the leaked website used by the Everest ransomware gang was hacked and defiled.
Leak site, Ransomware Gangs use to publish stolen files to Ransomware victims To pay the ransom demand, it is in short text: “Don’t commit crime is a bad Xoxo in Prague.”
The website is still tainted while writing. It is not clear whether the gang suffered a data breach due to hackers.
Everest is a prolific Russian ransomware gang that has praised multiple hackers and data breaches since its inception in 2020, including theft More than 420,000 customer data from cannabis retail chain. The U.S. government has it Attributable to several hackers to Mount Everest, including NASA NASA and the Brazilian government’s violations.
ransomware (and blackmail) Attacks are on the rise, but recent data suggest In 2024, the number of victim payments paid to hackers has dropped As more and more businesses refuse to pay huge ransoms.
In recent years, law enforcement actions have targeted and undermined some ransomware gangs, but Including Lockbit and Radar Hacker Groupseveral ransomware gangs have Also experienced internal destructive leaks and destruction.
