ALPHV, a notorious ransomware gang, has issued a threat to disclose data supposedly involving Ring Silence Hack, a video surveillance firm owned by Amazon. On their dark website, the group listed Ring as one of their victims on Monday, though the specific data that they have access to is unknown and no evidence of data theft has been shared. Ring’s spokesperson, Emma Daniels, has stated that the company has not experienced a ransomware event but did not confirm whether they have the technical capability to detect unauthorized data access or extraction.
According to Vice, Ring has acknowledged that a third-party vendor was subjected to a ransomware attack and is collaborating with them to gather more information. Although Daniels did not dispute the third-party breach or the vendor’s identity, she also did not disclose it. Vice reports that the link to their article was posted on an internal Slack channel within Amazon with a warning to avoid discussing the matter, as the appropriate security teams are handling it.
In 2021, ALPHV, also referred to as BlackCat, gained notoriety for adopting Rust programming language early in the ransomware industry and for introducing a search function to identify specific data stolen from their victims. ALPHV targeted multiple organizations, such as Bandai Namco, Swissport, and Munster Technological University (MTU) in Ireland.
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