Posted on 11/02/2021 5:15:13 PM PDT by Yo-Yo
Cybercriminals on the dark web have reportedly nabbed data from the National Rifle Association.
The National Rifle Association has reportedly been hacked. A cybercriminal gang claims to have stolen the much maligned gun lobby’s data and has been leaking samples of it to the internet.
The gang behind the attack—which calls itself “Grief”—recently began sharing images of the reputed files on its “leak site” on the dark web. Ransomware gangs will commonly post samples of a victim’s information as an extortion tactic. In this case, NBC reports that Grief would appear to have posted screenshots of NRA grant proposals, excerpts from an email, and minutes from a recent tele-meeting held by the association, along with other internal documents and information.
The NRA has not yet confirmed the incident and phone calls to its press line weren’t immediately returned. Gizmodo also reached out to the organization for comment via email. We will update this story if they respond.
For the NRA, this is probably not the greatest time for this to happen (not that that there is a great time for your documents and emails to get stolen). The gun lobby has been going through a lot of shit lately—from ongoing controversies and turmoil involving members of its management to the fact that its currently being sued by the New York Attorney General. In the past, the organization has faced criticism for a whole variety of things—not least of which is its habit of showing up to communities that have suffered mass shootings to hold giant pro-gun rallies (in the case of the infamous Columbine shooting, a rally was held only weeks after the shooting took place).
Grief is believed to be associated with a Russia-based cybercriminal group, Evil Corp, that was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury in 2019. Evil Corp was the developer behind the infamous Dridex malware, a strain of malicious software used to harvest login credentials from hundreds of banks and other financial institutions. The group has also allegedly been connected to numerous other prominent ransomware operations—including DoppelPaymer and BitPaymer. Evil Corp pissed American officials off so much that, in the same year that it was sanctioned, the State Department issued a $5 million reward for any information leading to the “capture or conviction” of the group’s leader. Some security experts have theorized that Grief is the reconstitution of criminal elements that originally operated DoppelPaymer.
So far it doesn't seem that membership rolls have been compromised.
Wouldn’t be a big deal if member rolls have been compromised. Every NRA member has a sticker on their car letting you know who they are.
NoCom or Nutcracker hack?
Does....does that means our guns are going to TURN AGAINST US????!!!!
Good. Maybe they can install Ollie North as Executive Vice President.
I wouldn’t mind that a bit. Anybody other than Wayne LaPierre.
Wayne and his “management style” have been the biggest reason many like me have shifted the majority of our support to the GOA.
Always a smart idea to steal information from millions or armed people. Now leak the name of the little weasel and stand back
Not even close.
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