Security News > 2021 > January > Ransomware gang taunts IObit with repeated forum hacks
A ransomware gang continues to taunt Windows software developer IObit by hacking its forums to display a ransom demand.
On January 16th, the IObit forums were hacked as part of an attack to distribute the DeroHE ransomware.
During this attack, the threat actors emailed all of the IObit forum users with a free software promotion linking to a ransomware installer hosted on IObit's forums.
Over the weekend, the ransomware actors again hacked the IObit forums to display a message demanding that IObit pay them $100,000 in DERO or the attacks would continue.
"Hello, your IObit have been hacked! A week has passed and your"antivirus" company still doing nothing to secure their server! IObit send us 100000 DERO or more hacks and leaks to come," read the IObit forum over the weekend.
IObit users have privately expressed concerns to BleepingComputer regarding their frustration that IObit has not released an official statement about the ransomware attack and their forums' repeated hacks.