F Society Targets Rutgers University, Bitfinex in Latest Cyberattack
3 May 2024 at 06:08
The F Society ransomware group has listed 4 additional new victims on its leak site. The group's alleged victims include: Bitfinex, Coinmoma, Rutgers University, and SBC Global Net.
Bitfinex is a prominent crypto-exchange platform while Coinmoma offers cryptocurrency-related coin, chart and event data. Rutgers University is a public land-grant university operating four campuses in the state of New Jersey. It is one of the oldest operating universities in the United States.
SBC Global Net was an email service provided by SBC Communications, which was later acquired by AT&T.
F Society Ransomware Group Shared Alleged Samples
While the attack remains unconfirmed, the ransomware group shared unique descriptions for each victim along with links of sample data obtained from the attacks. The description for each attack included a mention of the total file size of the stolen information and the type of data obtained in the attack. [caption id="attachment_66368" align="alignnone" width="414"] Source: X.com (@AlvieriD)[/caption] Each victim was given 7 days to pay a ransom or threatened with leak of the obtained data. No ransom amount was publicly mentioned. [caption id="attachment_66365" align="alignnone" width="353"] Source: X.com (@AlvieriD)[/caption] The following claim was made about each victim:- Bitfinex: The post description stated that the group had stolen 2.5 TB of information and the personal details of 400K users.
- Rutgers University: The group claimed to have stolen 1 TB of data, while not stating what form of information it had acquired.
- Coinmoma: The group claimed to have obtained sensitive data including user information and transaction histories. The file was stated to be 2TB in size and consisting of 210k user records.
- SBC Global Net: The group claimed to have obtained unauthorized access to the victim's system and that they had obtained sensitive data such as personal details of users. The file size was stated at 1 TB in size.