The United States Postal Inspection Service reported:
Criminals, claiming to be from a ransomware group, are using the U.S. Postal Service to send letters containing ransom threats to corporate executives. Stamped “Time Sensitive Read Immediately,” the letters at issue claim the “BianLian Group” gained access into the organization’s network and stole thousands of sensitive data files. The letters threaten publication of the victim’s data to BianLian’s data leak sites if the recipient does not pay between $250,000 and $500,000 within 10 days utilizing the included QR code linked to a Bitcoin wallet.
The FBI believes the letters are an attempt to scam organizations into paying a ransom. The letter contains a U.S.-based return address of “BianLian Group” in Boston, Massachusetts. No connections have been made between the mailer of the letters and the known BianLian ransomware and data extortion group.
Criminals, claiming to be from a ransomware group, are using the U.S. Postal Service to send letters containing ransom threats to corporate executives. Stamped “Time Sensitive Read Immediately,” the letters at issue claim the “BianLian Group” gained access into the organization’s network and stole thousands of sensitive data files. The letters threaten publication of the victim’s data to BianLian’s data leak sites if the recipient does not pay between $250,000 and $500,000 within 10 days utilizing the included QR code linked to a Bitcoin wallet.
The FBI believes the letters are an attempt to scam organizations into paying a ransom. The letter contains a U.S.-based return address of “BianLian Group” in Boston, Massachusetts. No connections have been made between the mailer of the letters and the known BianLian ransomware and data extortion group.
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