Hackers are threatening to dump a bunch of confidential documents link up to the 9/11 terror attacks if the companies involved do not give out a goodly center .
The group , who go by the ominous sounding name of The Dark Overlord , has been blackmailing individuals and organizations including Hiscox Syndicates Ltd and Lloyds of London , and claim to have hijack 18,000 secret document , Motherboardreports . The hackers are threatening to put out the documents in stage until a ransom is received in Bitcoin .
Already , The Dark Overlord has leak some of the more minor Indian file as " proof " and they say that there are more damaging documents to come if their demand are not met . Some of those already dropped include credit to the Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA ) , Transport Security Administration ( TSA ) , and several legal philosophy firms .
Within the 18,000 - warm memory cache , the hackers also claim to have documents related to law business firm handling cases link to the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center .
" We ’ll be providing many solution about 9/11 conspiracy through our 18,000 privy text file leak , " The Dark Overlordtweetedon New Year ’s Eve .
The extortion looks like a bid to exploit the various conspiracy theories regarding the 2001 terrorist flack .
According to the mathematical group ’s announcement on Pastebin , they have secret data from dissimilar insurance firm and effectual firms that have handle cases bear on to 9/11 – although precisely what this data reveals about the attacks is strange . The announcement specifically names three troupe , Hiscox Syndicates Ltd , Lloyds of London , and Silverstein Properties .
A spokesperson from Hiscox toldMotherboardtheir own systems were untouched by the incident but that information from a case a law firm care for Hiscox related to litigation on the 9/11 attacks was in all probability take .
The Dark Overlord has also jeopardise any individuals require in the cases , announcing :
" If you ’re one of the dozen of solicitor business firm who was involved in the litigation , a politician who was involve in the vitrine , a law enforcement way who was involved in the investigating , a property management firm , an investment banking concern , a guest of a node , a book of facts of a reference , a globular insurer , or whoever else , you ’re welcome to get through our e - mail below and make a request to officially have your written document and materials bow out from any eventual public waiver of the materials . However , you will be paying us . "
This is just the latest projection orchestrated by the mathematical group . In 2017 , they stoleepisodes ofOrange is the New Black , which they then released forward of schedule , enunciate Netflix had fail to meet their demand . The group also claimed to have admittance to dozens more shows from ABC , National Geographic , Fox , and IFC , including at the time unaired episode ofNew GirlandIt ’s Always gay in Philidelphia .
It ’s not just law firms and television system networks that have fallen victim to the hacking for ransom . The grouping has also targetedmedical centersand private companies , including an adhesive , glue and taping house business calledGorilla Glue .
[ H / T : Motherboard ]
