Cyber Intelligence

U.S. Government Entity Paid Kairos $1 Million in Data-Theft Extortion Case

Medium Severity Global
Date Occurred Jul 04, 2026 12:47 UTC
Event Type Cyber Intelligence
Source TheHackerNews
Recorded Jul 04, 2026
Full Description

A U.S. government entity paid about $1 million to keep stolen files from being leaked, according to a new case study by Rakesh Krishnan for Ransom-ISAC, built on a leaked negotiation chat and the

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https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/us-government-entity-paid-kairos-group.html
Event Metadata
  • ID #13430
  • Type Cyber Intelligence
  • Region Global
  • Severity Medium
  • Indexed Jul 04, 2026
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