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FBI: Royal ransomware asked 350 victims to pay $275 million

In Data Breach News, Malware Ransomware
November 14, 2023

Bleeping Computer reports:

The FBI and CISA revealed in a joint advisory that the Royal ransomware gang has breached the networks of at least 350 organizations worldwide since September 2022.

In an update to the original advisory published in March with additional information discovered during FBI investigations, the two agencies also noted that the ransomware operation is linked to more than $275 million in ransom demands.

“Since September 2022, Royal has targeted over 350 known victims worldwide and ransomware demands have exceeded 275 million USD,” the advisory reads.

Read more at Bleeping Computer.