A U.S. government entity reportedly paid the Kairos extortion group $1 million in Bitcoin after the attackers claimed to have stolen more than 2 terabytes of data from a May 2025 intrusion. The affected body appears to be Union County, Ohio, which later notified 45,487 people that sensitive personal and financial information had been exposed. #Kairos #UnionCountyOhio
Keypoints
- Kairos allegedly demanded $3 million before settling for a $1 million payment.
- The attackers claimed to have stolen over 2 terabytes of data from the victim’s environment.
- The ransom was reportedly paid in Bitcoin on June 13 after weeks of negotiations.
- Ransom-ISAC said the incident was an extortion attack, not file-encrypting ransomware.
- Union County, Ohio later said 45,487 people were affected by the data theft.
Read More: https://www.securityweek.com/county-government-reportedly-paid-1-million-to-cyber-extortion-group/