Menu

  • Alerts
  • Incidents
  • News
  • APTs
  • Cyber Decoded
  • Cyber Hygiene
  • Cyber Review
  • Cyber Tips
  • Definitions
  • Malware
  • Threat Actors
  • Tutorials

Useful Tools

  • Password generator
  • Report an incident
  • Report to authorities
No Result
View All Result
CTF Hack Havoc
CyberMaterial
  • Education
    • Cyber Decoded
    • Definitions
  • Information
    • Alerts
    • Incidents
    • News
  • Insights
    • Cyber Hygiene
    • Cyber Review
    • Tips
    • Tutorials
  • Support
    • Contact Us
    • Report an incident
  • About
    • About Us
    • Advertise with us
Get Help
Hall of Hacks
  • Education
    • Cyber Decoded
    • Definitions
  • Information
    • Alerts
    • Incidents
    • News
  • Insights
    • Cyber Hygiene
    • Cyber Review
    • Tips
    • Tutorials
  • Support
    • Contact Us
    • Report an incident
  • About
    • About Us
    • Advertise with us
Get Help
No Result
View All Result
Hall of Hacks
CyberMaterial
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Clop Ransomware Extorts Companies Globally

June 8, 2023
Reading Time: 2 mins read
in News

 

Potentially hundreds of companies worldwide are facing extortion by the Clop ransomware group, which exploited a vulnerability in the file transfer tool MOVEit to breach computer networks and steal sensitive information.

Clop published an extortion note, warning that businesses needed to contact the gang or risk being named on their extortion site. While the exact number of affected companies remains unknown, security researchers have identified thousands of exposed instances of MOVEit, with several high-profile organizations already compromised.

The ransomware group set an initial deadline of June 12 for the victims to respond, after which they threatened to publicly name them. The date was later extended to June 14, possibly due to the Russian national holiday on June 12.

The extortion note outlined a series of steps, including providing proof of data and negotiating a price for its deletion, with a warning that failure to reach an agreement would result in data publication.

Though the exact scope of the hacking campaign is uncertain, researchers found over 2,000 exposed instances of MOVEit, with a majority located in the United States. The compromise of a single company, Zellis, a payroll services provider, led to the compromise of several other businesses in Britain and Ireland, including the BBC, British Airways, Boots, and Aer Lingus.

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued an advisory highlighting Clop’s history of compromising thousands of organizations globally.

Clop had previously targeted vulnerabilities in Fortra’s GoAnywhere file transfer product, stealing data from over 130 companies, governments, and organizations. Cybersecurity experts cautioned that numerous state and federal agencies in the U.S. were MOVEit users, potentially exposing sensitive documents.

In their recent post, Clop assured government, city, and police services that their data had been erased and they need not contact the group. The case of the Babuk ransomware group, which shut down in 2021 after targeting the District of Columbia’s police department, serves as a reminder of the risks these groups face when drawing excessive law enforcement attention.

Reference:
  • Here’s Clop’s darknet post.
Tags: Clop ransomwareCyber NewsCyber News 2023June 2023MOVEitRansomwareZellis
ADVERTISEMENT

Related Posts

Microsoft Halts Services to Israeli Defense

Microsoft Halts Services to Israeli Defense

September 26, 2025
Microsoft Halts Services to Israeli Defense

Kali Linux 2025.3 Released With 10 Tools

September 26, 2025
Microsoft Halts Services to Israeli Defense

Google Flo Health Flurry Pay 59.5M

September 26, 2025
Cloudflare Mitigates 22Tbps DDoS Attack

Secret Service Dismantles UN Telecom Threat

September 24, 2025
Cloudflare Mitigates 22Tbps DDoS Attack

Firefox Lets Devs Roll Back Bad Updates

September 24, 2025
Cloudflare Mitigates 22Tbps DDoS Attack

Cloudflare Mitigates 22Tbps DDoS Attack

September 24, 2025

Latest Alerts

Fake PyPI Login Site Steals Credentials

Google Warns of BRICKSTORM Malware

Hidden WordPress Backdoors Create Admins

Hackers Target AWS and Steal Credentials

SonicWall SMA100 Update Removes Rootkit

BadIIS Malware Spreads Via SEO Poisoning

Subscribe to our newsletter

    Latest Incidents

    Indian Bank Transfer Records Exposed

    Chinese Cyberspies Hit US Defense Firms

    Neon App Shuts Down After Data Leak

    Boyd Gaming Reports Data Breach After Attack

    Morrisroe UK Company Hit By Cyber Attack

    GeoServer Flaw Breaches US Agency Network

    CyberMaterial Logo
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Jobs
    • Legal and Privacy Policy
    • Site Map

    © 2025 | CyberMaterial | All rights reserved

    Welcome Back!

    Login to your account below

    Forgotten Password?

    Retrieve your password

    Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

    Log In

    Add New Playlist

    No Result
    View All Result
    • Alerts
    • Incidents
    • News
    • Cyber Decoded
    • Cyber Hygiene
    • Cyber Review
    • Definitions
    • Malware
    • Cyber Tips
    • Tutorials
    • Advanced Persistent Threats
    • Threat Actors
    • Report an incident
    • Password Generator
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise with us

    Copyright © 2025 CyberMaterial