03/18/2023

Ring Is in a Standoff With Hackers

The group is ALPHV

ALPHV, a prolific group of hackers who extort companies with ransomware and leak their stolen data, said earlier this week that it had breached security camera maker Ring and threatened to dump the company’s data online if it doesn’t pay.

“There’s always an option to let us leak your data...” the hackers wrote in a message to Ring on their leak site. Ring has so far responded with a denial, telling Vice’s Motherboard, “We currently have no indications of a ransomware event,” but it says it’s aware of a third-party vendor that has experienced one. That vendor, Ring says, does not have access to any customer records. 

Meanwhile, ALPHV, which has previously used its BlackCat ransomware to target companies like Bandai Namco, Swissport and hospital firm Lehigh Valley Health Network, stands by its claim to have breached Ring itself, not a third-party vendor.

Please select this link to read the complete article from WIRED.