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The BlackSuit ransomware gang claimed a recent cyberattack on KADOKAWA corporation and is now threatening to publish stolen data if a ransom is not paid.
While KADOKAWA revealed that they suffered a ransomware attack, they had not shared what ransomware operation was behind the attack.
Today, the BlackSuit ransomware gang claimed responsibility by adding the hotel chain to their data leak site and published a small sample of the stolen data.
The BlackSuit ransomware operation was launched in May 2023 as a rebrand of the Royal ransomware operation.
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