A ransomware gang that stole data from Washington, D.C., police, and has leaked the personal information belonging to a handful of police officers in an effort to spur payment, has said negotiations with the agency "reached a dead end." Additionally, Chief Robert Contree emailed department employees last week with instructions on how to sign up for a credit monitoring service. On Tuesday, the gang released screenshots that appear to be negotiations with the department. "The negotiations reached a dead end, the amount we were offered does not suit us," the group said. Babuk leaked additional background files on Monday with its threat to release more, Brett Callow, a threat analyst and ransomware expert at the security firm Emsisoft, told the Associated Press.

Source: Fox News May 12, 2021 19:07 UTC