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Ransomware group BlackCat behind Italy's GSE hacking, researchers say

By Supantha Mukherjee and Elvira Pollina

Sep 5 2022 6:43AM

Energy firm's data stolen with threats to publish.

Ransomware group BlackCat behind Italy's GSE hacking, researchers say

Hacking group BlackCat was behind a recent attack on Italy's state-owned energy services firm GSE, stealing a massive amount of data and threatening to publish if their demands were not met, according to security researchers and documents seen by Reuters. In a ransomware attack, hackers ...

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