Top ransomware group hit with DDoS attack complains about injustice TechRadar Skip to main content TechRadar is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here's why you can trust us. Top ransomware group hit with DDoS attack complains about injustice By Sead Fadilpašić published 23 August 2022 Someone's preventing hackers from leaking stolen data (Image credit: Shutterstock / binarydesign) Audio player loading… In an unexpected turn of events, a ransomware operator has found itself on the receiving end of a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, all because they tried to leak stolen data. According to a BleepingComputer report, the LockBit group breached the servers of Entrust, an identity, payment, and data protection service provider, late last month. The group deployed ransomware to Entrust's servers, demanded an $8 million payout and stole files including legal documents, marketing spreadsheets, and accounting data. After the negotiation between the group and the company broke down, LockBit publicly took responsibility for the attack, and last Friday decided to leak the stolen data. At that time, the Tor data leak site was brought offline by a DDoS attack powered by more than 1,000 servers, with LockBit laying the blame on Entrust. Who is behind the attack "Ddos (sic) attack began immediately after the publication of data and negotiations, of course it was them, who else needs it? In addition, in the logs there is an inscription demanding the removal of their data," LockBitSupp told BleepingComputer.Read more> Windows Defender hacked to deploy this dangerous ransomware (opens in new tab) > This ransomware spreads across hundreds of devices in no time at all (opens in new tab) > Get ultimate device protection with the very best antivirus (opens in new tab) While it's possible Entrust may be behind the attack, this would likely be the first time a legitimate company used illegal means to force a ransomware operator into compliance. The attack could also have originated with another malware (opens in new tab) or ransomware group which, for whatever reason, would benefit from LockBit removing Entrust's data, or perhaps even the US government, security researcher Dominic Alvieri told BleepingComputer. Whoever it the culprit, the attack is not stopping LockBit just yet. The group says it intends to upload the data as a torrent, which would make it almost impossible to take down. TechRadar Pro has asked Entrust for comment, but has not yet received a response.Here's our rundown of the best firewalls (opens in new tab) right now Via: BleepingComputer (opens in new tab) Sead Fadilpašić Sead is a seasoned freelance journalist based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He writes about IT (cloud, IoT, 5G, VPN) and cybersecurity (ransomware, data breaches, laws and regulations). In his career, spanning more than a decade, he's written for numerous media outlets, including Al Jazeera Balkans. He's also held several modules on content writing for Represent Communications. See more Computing news Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to theTechRadar Pro newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed! Thank you for signing up to TechRadar. You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again. MOST POPULARMOST SHARED1The iPhone 14 Pro is made of the wrong stuff; the Pixel 7 proves that to me2Stop saying Mario doesn't have an accent in The Super Mario Bros. Movie3Google Pixel Tablet is what Apple should've done ages ago4RTX 4090 too expensive? Nvidia resurrects another old favorite5Nvidia RTX 4090 Ti reportedly canned due to sky-high power consumption1Logitech's latest webcam and headset want to relieve your work day frustrations2Best offers on Laptops for Education – this festive season3Apple October launches: the new devices we might see this month4Google's AI editing tricks are making Photoshop irrelevant for most people5Best laptops for designers and coders Technology Magazines (opens in new tab)● (opens in new tab)The best tech tutorials and in-depth reviewsFrom$12.99 (opens in new tab)View (opens in new tab)