Security News > 2020 > June > Maze ransomware gang threatens to publish sensitive stolen data after US aerospace biz sensibly refuses to pay
The Maze ransomware gang has threatened to publish information stolen from an American firm that overhauls airliners and installs flight control software upgrades - because its victim refused to pay a demanded ransom.
In a "Press release" published on its leaks website, Maze raged against victims who refused to play its game and cough up vast sums of money to decrypt their illicitly encrypted data.
A subsidiary of ST Engineering, VT San Antonio was said to have lost 1.5TB of data to the Maze criminals.
The Maze gang has stepped up its public-facing activities in recent weeks, not without cost to itself.
Current British government advice is never to pay a ransomware demand: it not only encourages and enriches the crooks but there's no guarantee that they'll delete your data as they promise.
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