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LockBit says it hacked the Federal Reserve – but experts think we should take the claims with a pinch of salt
LockBit has added the US Federal Reserve to its leak site, claiming to have stolen 33TB of data, but some security experts aren’t convinced
The collective posted the Federal Reserve on its dark web leak site on Sunday 23 June 2024, along with the demand the Fed appoint another negotiator after being low-balled in the ransom mediation. In a post on X discussing the incident, cyber security researcher Dominic Alvieri commented “someone is mad” and expressed some skepticism about how legitimate LockBit’s claims are. Thomas Richards, principal consultant at the Synopsys Software Integrity Group said the collective has a reputation for dishonesty, noting it has previously provided data samples to confirm it has the stolen information.
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