Someone hacked the leak site for ransomware gang Everest

The leak sites used by the Everest Ransomware gang were hacked and tainted this weekend, TechCrunch learned.

Leak Site Ransomware Gangs use it to publish stolen files I force the victim To pay the demand for ransom, it was replaced by a simple text that reads “Don’t commit crimes, Xoxo in Prague is bad.”

At the time of writing, the site was still slandered. It is not clear whether the gang experienced a data breach as a result of the hack.

Everest is a Russian ransomware gang that has been credited with multiple hacking and data breaches since its founding in 2020, including theft of theft. Over 420,000 customer data from Cannabis Retail Chain Stiizy. The US government also has it It belonged to some hacks to Everest, including violations against the US Space Agency NASA and the Brazilian government.

Ransomware (and Fear tor) Attacks are on the rise, but recent data is The number of victim payments to hackers fell overall in 2024 Because more businesses refused to pay a larger ransom.

Law enforcement operations have targeted and confused several ransomware gangs in recent years. Includes lockbit and Radar Hacking Groupsome ransomware gangs have We also experienced internal damage leakage and interference..