Security News > 2021 > May > Ransomware gang leaks data from Metropolitan Police Department
Babuk Locker ransomware operators have leaked personal files belonging to police officers from the Metropolitan Police Department after negotiations went stale.
The ransomware gang claims the data was leaked because the amount of money the DC Police was willing to pay did not match Babuk Locker's ransom demands.
At the time, the ransomware gang also posted screenshots of folders containing data allegedly stole during the breach.
The folders' names point to internal files related to police operations, investigation reports, disciplinary records, as well as files related to gang members and 'crews' operating in DC. DC Police told BleepingComputer the breach is under investigation to determine the full impact.
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One day later, the ransomware gang said that they would instead close their affiliate program and move to an extortion-only model which does not rely on encrypting victims' systems after stealing sensitive data.