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The Silent Ransom Group is escalating its operations by combining social engineering with physical intrusion, where imposters posing as IT support steal data directly from law firm devices using USB drives or remote tools. This hybrid approach bypasses traditional encryption-based ransomware by leveraging physical access to exfiltrate sensitive contracts and financial records before threatening public leaks. Security teams must now prioritize physical perimeter controls and strict verification protocols for on-site personnel to mitigate this evolving threat vector.
Google and FBI warn of ransomware group that sends fake IT workers to hack victims in person

Cybercriminals, part of a gang known as Silent Ransom Group, have sent people pretending to be IT support employees to law firms' offices, where the criminals have stolen data using USB drives or remote access tools.
A ransomware gang has escalated its attacks on law firms by sometimes sending fake IT workers in person to the victims’ offices, where the imposters steal data directly from the victims’ computers using USB drives or help other gang members connect to the computers remotely, according to Google and the FBI. On Friday, Google’s cybersecurity teams Mandiant and Google Threat Intelligence…
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