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Maze Team Hits US Nuclear Missile Contractor with Ransomware

Maze Team has breached a company that supports the US Minuteman III nuclear deterrent, according to reports. Maze has already started leaking documents online to pressure Westech to cave in, Sky News reported. It is unclear if the dump also includes classified military information. The U.S. has hundreds of ICBMs stockpiled in northern states such as Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming. The report speculates that Russian-speaking operatives might be commanding the cyber offensive. Their intentions? To monetise their haul by selling information about the nuclear deterrent on to a hostile state, reporter Alexander Martin writes.”]

Source: https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/maze-team-hits-us-nuclear-missile-contractor-with-ransomware/

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