The mass Rhysida hack is said to have stolen leaked data from the Maryland Department of Transportation from $3.4 million worth of 30 Bitcoin (BTC).
Rhysida announced the sale this week, advertising a seven-day auction to anyone who wants to buy the data. This includes Social Security Number, ID details, audit reports, confidential legal documents, and attorney-client communications.
“We sell only one hand, no resale, you will become the sole owner“He said.
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On Monday, officials from the Maryland Transit Agency (MTA), a branch of the Maryland Department of Transportation, revealed they were suffering from unauthorized cybersecurity violations that resulted in “data loss.”
Physical services such as buses, subways and train systems continue to work, but officials argue Information systems such as call centers can experience confusion.
As a precaution, the department is warning users and state employees to update their login credentials, ensure multifactor authentication is enabled, beware of phishing attempts, and update devices.
“The investigation is ongoing and more information will be provided as it becomes available,” the MTA said.
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Rhysida is a group of ransomware named after pure centipedes, providing criminals with its tools. Split ransom payments with the rest of the group.
The actor, under the name of Rhysida, is threatening luxury yacht dealers in Portugal and Kuwait, as well as US hospitals, UK libraries and government agencies, while demanding BTC in exchange for stolen data.
Protos will contact the Maryland Department of Transport for comment and will update this work if there is a reply.
