Security News > 2023 > May > Cuba ransomware claims cyberattack on Philadelphia Inquirer
The Cuba ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for this month's cyberattack on The Philadelphia Inquirer, which temporarily disrupted the newspaper's distribution and disrupted some business operations.
The Philadelphia Inquirer is Philadelphia's largest newspaper.
On May 14th, The Inquirer disclosed that it had suffered a cyberattack that forced its IT team to take computer systems offline to prevent the attack's spread. Additionally, the newspaper contracted forensics experts from Kroll to investigate the "Anomalous activity."
Today, the cyberattack was claimed by the Cuba ransomware gang in a post on their extortion site, declaring that they stole files from the newspaper's computers on May 12th, 2023.
The Cuba ransomware gang remains a low-volume but still active group that the FBI reported made $60 million from 100 attacks as of August 2022.
The ransomware gang was also linked to attacks on Ukrainian government agencies after phishing emails delivered the "ROMCOM RAT" malware, a remote access trojan associated with a known Cuba ransomware affiliate.