U.S. Receives Ransom Requests From Russia-Linked Group After Data Breach

The U.S. Department of Energy received ransom requests from a Russia-linked extortion group at its nuclear waste facility and at scientific education facilities, a spokesperson said on June 16. Data was "compromised" at the two entities as part of a global hacking campaign on June 15. The ransom requests came in an e-mail and the entities “did not engage,” said the spokesperson. The requests were linked to an extortion group called CI0p, which said it had erased data taken from government agencies. The U.S. cybersecurity agency said it had not seen any significant impacts. To read the original story by Reuters, click here.