The FBI warns that scammers are going through the Bianlian ransomware gang using false rescue notes sent to US corporate executives.
False rescue notes, first reported For the US GuidePoint Security cyber security company, they claim that computer pirates have obtained access to the network of an organization to steal confidential data and threaten to publish stolen data unless a rescue demand is paid.
The scammers demand between $ 250,000 and $ 500,000, According to the FBIwhich says the letter includes a QR code linked to a Bitcoin wallet. The notes have a return address to an office building in Boston, Massachusetts, and claim to be from the Bianlian ransomware gang.
The Bianlian gang linked to Russia was the theme of a CISA alert In November last year, which warned that the group had signed up for multiple sectors of critical infrastructure of the United States since June 2022.
It is not known how many individuals have been attacked by this scam, and the FBI has not appointed known victims. Arctic Wolf cybersecurity firm information that the letters have mainly sent executives in the United States health sector. Arctic Wolf Ciso Adam Marrè told TechCrunch that the company is aware of 20 organizations that have received these extortion letters.
The FBI says that it has not identified any connection between people who send rescue and Bianlian notes.