The hacker group Clop, allegedly linked to Russia, put up for sale data stolen from the British police. This statement was made on Sunday by the Mail on Sunday newspaper.
According to the publication, information stolen by hackers can be bought on the darknet. The Mail on Sunday says that information from the Police national computer system (PNC), where information about 13 million British residents is stored, could have fallen into the hands of hackers.
"We are aware of the incident and we are working with our law enforcement partners to understand and limit the extent of its potential consequences," the Kingdom's National Cyber Security Center said.
The ransomware attack reportedly targeted the British IT company Dacoll, one of whose divisions provides remote access to PNC for 90% of UK police forces.
The company confirms that the incident happened on October 5, but claims that it was related only to the company's internal network and did not affect its clients or their systems. Meanwhile, the Mail on Sunday claims that information from Dacoll's customers was put up for sale after the company refused to pay a ransom to hackers, the amount of which was not disclosed.
British cybersecurity expert Philip Ingram said that the damage caused by such a data leak is immeasurable, as now there are serious questions about the security of solutions used by numerous public and private organizations.
It is worth noting that the Clop group has been actively using the malware family with the same name since the winter of 2019, demanding a ransom for the return of access to blocked data. Some companies specializing in protection against hackers have suggested that some of the members of the group live in Russia.
