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“Mimicking the threats of a ‘true’ ransomware ransom note, the letters state that the stolen data will be leaked 10 days after receipt of the letter unless a substantial ransom is paid,” GuidePoint ...

According to the letters, printed on paper and delivered in envelopes purporting to be from the BianLian ransomware group, the data would be leaked unless the organization paid a ransom of between ...

and threaten to publish the stolen data unless a ransom demand is paid. The scammers are demanding between $250,000 and $500,000, according to the FBI, which says the letter includes a QR code ...

State officials continued stating that the hackers engaged in extortion by threatening to release the stolen information unless a specific ransom amount ... in a post on X. The security breach ...

A hacker has been sending physical letters to US businesses that falsely tell recipients they've been breached and threaten to release confidential information unless a ransom is paid. The FBI ...

The physical letters claim to come from the BianLian ransomware group. But the FBI says no one has been hacked, and it's just an old-school scheme to get potential victims to pay up.