Security News Ransomware hits The Big Issue. Qilin group leaks confidential data

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The Qilin ransomware group has targeted The Big Issue, a street newspaper sold by the homeless and vulnerable.

As The Record reports, a post on Qilin's dark web leak site claimed the gang has stolen 550 GB of confidential data from the periodical's parent company.

Qilin has published photographs of what seems to be the driving license and salary details of Big Issue Group CEO Paul Cheal to validate their claims.

In addition, the CEO of Big Issue's social impact investment division, Danyal Sattar, appears to have had his banking and passport details leaked.

Another screenshot shared by the group appears to show files containing staff passport scans, spreadsheets with employee data, including full names, email and home addresses, and banking information.

In a statement shared with the media, Big Issue Group confirmed that it had suffered a cyber attack - but made no mention of whether it had received a ransom demand or if it would be prepared to pay its extortionists:

"Last week, the Big Issue Group experienced a cyber incident. On becoming aware of this, we took immediate steps to restrict access to our systems, working with external IT security experts, and the investigation into the incident is ongoing. Thanks to the proactive steps taken, we have been able to begin restoring our systems and are operating with limited disruption."

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