A ransomware crowd , Babuk Locker , has been attempting to extort the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington D.C. for $ 4 million , but negotiations between the bull and the outlaw latterly crumple , leaked documents appear to show .
Several weeks ago , the cybercriminal groupannounced that it had stolenthe MPD ’s data — some 250 GB that include 1000 of pages of sore home documents , including disciplinary file on officers , and intelligence on local mob activity and witness computer programme . The law section later confirmed that it had been chop .
Since then , Babuk has been attempting to rack the agency , threatening to leak out sensitive internal documents if cops did not yield them . About two weeks ago , the crew leaked a limited amount of data to the web , release personnel files on a choice number of current or former MPD officer .
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On Tuesday , an apparent communication breakdown between both group resulted in a much larger tranche of the MPD ’s data point being leaked to the web , a 22.7 GB file .
In a statement posted to their making water internet site , the outlaw said :
“ The dialogue reached a dead ending , the amount we were provide does not suit us , we are send 20 more personal file on officers , you could download this archive , the parole will be released tomorrow . if during tomorrow they do not raise the Mary Leontyne Price , we will release all the data . ”
The crook also posted screenshots of what come out to be conversation between themselves and police , giving an unmistakable window into how ransom negotiations went . The screenshots show that the hackers asked for $ 4 million in interchange for the data point , but constabulary claim they were only willing to compensate $ 100,000 .
At one distributor point , Babuk render a unplayful , bushed - eyed computer address to the police force section , claiming to only have pecuniary interests — not political single . On April 28 , the gang say :
BABUK : We desire to inform you that we are not interested in the international government and other issues between governments , conflicts , e.t.c . Our pass for you is to pay us for deletion of the data that we have collect plus we issue a word of advice affirmation on the website for other individual not to intrude to the US government activity establishment . How does it sound to you ?
After day of back and off between the criminal group and the cops , the police force negotiant seemed to bespeak a willingness to pay for the data point , though not the allotted $ 4 million . A message go out May 10 locomote as follow :
PD : Our marriage proposal is an offer to compensate $ 100,000 to forbid the loss of the steal data point . If this offering is not satisfactory , then it seems our conversation is complete . I think we both understand the aftermath of not reach an agreement . We are okay with that outcome .
Not long after that , information from the police force department start out leak out onto the mathematical group ’s website . A spokesperson for the law section did not immediately return a request for comment from Gizmodo . We will update this floor if we hear back .
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