Hackers Seize Trump Court Docs, Release Could Shake US Election to the Core
A hacking group claims it has documents related to the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and has threatened to release them. The group at one point set a deadline of Saturday to be…
A hacking group claims it has documents related to the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and has threatened to release them.
The group at one point set a deadline of Saturday to be paid a ransom, according to Business Insider.
On Saturday, however, the group said it must be paid by Thursday at 8:49 a.m. Eastern time.
As of Thursday morning, there had been no release of documents and no information made public that any ransom was paid.
It was not revealed how much money the group, which said it had the files it stole beyond the reach of law enforcement, was demanding.
The group is led by a hacker with the fake name LockBitSupp. It had been the subject of a Feb. 20 raid by the FBI and Britain’s National Crime Agency.
On that day, officials claimed 34 servers were taken down.
The same day, the Department of Justice indicted two Russians it said were involved in hacking