The Institute of Space Technology (IST) was the target of a ransomware assault earlier this month, and the hackers demanded $500,000 in exchange for the data they had taken.
Passport information, salary stubs, information about analyses, and other private employee information apparently made up this whole information.
This information has now been made available to the public on a Telegram channel, ostensibly as a result of non-compliance, albeit there is no evidence of this.
We have attempted to contact IST once more, but their website appears to be down.
Hacker Leaked Data on Telegram
The hacker collective known as Medusa has updated their site to indicate that the IST information they acquired has been made available to the general public.
Several 3.89 GB downloads are available on the Telegram channel, however it is yet unknown which information was made available to the general public.
Medusa #ransomware group claims to have published the data from The Institute of Space Technology (IST). The claimed data is now surfaced in a telegram channel.#Pakistan #darkweb #deepweb #cyberattack #databreach https://t.co/GLq5c3PiFl pic.twitter.com/3Gw9DA8yF7
— FalconFeedsio (@FalconFeedsio) March 30, 2023
How IST will handle the situation is yet to be seen. They haven’t contacted anyone since the ransomware assault earlier this month, and they haven’t made a public declaration about the hack either.
To read our blog on “Alleged Indian hackers group found behind hacking Govt. websites,” click here.
