Russian Hackers Demand Ransom From U.S. Energy Dept

A spokesperson has confirmed that hackers from the Russia-linked extortion group Cl0p are demanding a ransom from the U.S. Energy Department.

The U.S. Department of Energy got ransom requests from the Russia-linked extortion group Cl0p at both its nuclear waste facility and scientific education facility that were recently hit in a global hacking campaign, a spokesperson said on Friday.

The DOE contractor Oak Ridge Associated Universities and the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, the New Me...

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