Cybersecurity
California Probes Cyberattack Against State’s Finance Department
- Ransomware group known as LockBit claims responsibility
- Security department says no state funds have been compromised
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California’s finance department has been hit by a cybersecurity attack, and a notorious ransomware group is claiming responsibility.
The Russia-affiliated group dubbed LockBit claimed responsibility for the ransomware attack on the agency, and said it has given the Department of Finance until Dec. 24 to pay up or else it will publish a cache of stolen files. The hacking group claims to have stolen 76GB of data, including IT and financial documents, confidential data and “sexual proceedings in court,” according to the group’s blog.