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Hacker Group Dark Overlord Threatens to Dump Insurance Files Related to 9/11 Attacks

1-1-2019 < Blacklisted News 90 197 words
 
<i>:South Tower gets hit on 9-11, Image Source: <a href='https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_Tower_gets_hit_on_9-11.jpg'>Wikimedia Commons</a></i>South Tower gets hit on 9-11, Image Source: Wikimedia Commons

 


On Monday, New Year’s Eve, a hacker group announced it had breached a law firm handling cases related to the September 11 attacks, and threatened to publicly release a large cache of related internal files unless their ransom demands were met.



The news is the latest public extortion attempt from the group known as The Dark Overlord, which has previously targeted a production studio working for Netflix, as well as a host of medical centres and private businesses across the United States. The announcement also signals a slight evolution in The Dark Overlord’s strategy, which has expanded on leveraging the media to exert pressure on victims, to now distributing its threats and stolen data in a wider fashion.




In its announcement published on Pastebin, The Dark Overlord points to several different insurers and legal firms, claiming specifically that it hacked Hiscox Syndicates Ltd, Lloyds of London, and Silverstein Properties.





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