Security News > 2021 > October > NRA: No comment on Russian ransomware gang attack claims
The Grief ransomware gang claims to have attacked the National Rifle Association and released stolen data as proof of the attack.
Today, the ransomware gang added the NRA as a new victim on their data leak site while displaying screenshots of Excel spreadsheets containing US tax information and investments amounts.
The Grief ransomware gang is believed to be tied to a Russian hacking group known as Evil Corp. Evil Corp has been active since 2009 and has been involved in numerous malicious cyber activities, including the distribution of the Dridex trojan to steal online banking credentials and steal money.
The hacking group turned to ransomware in 2017, when they released ransomware known as BitPaymer.
Evil Corp has been routinely releasing new ransomware strains under different names to evade US sanctions.
One month later, the Grief ransomware gang emerged, with security researchers believing to be a rebrand of DoppelPaymer based on code similarities.
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