He hacker group known as Trinity This Sunday, December 1, he assured that he had millions of data stolen of the Tax Agency (AEAT). Specifically, they say they have supposedly leaked 560 GB of information of this body belonging to the Ministry of Finance.
Various cyber attack tracking portals, such as HackManachave echoed the alleged incident and have reported that the hackers ask around 38 million dollars in exchange for not making all this data public. They give the Tax Agency up to December 31 as deadline to deliver said amount.
Cyberattack Alert!!
Spain – Tax Agency (AEAT)
Trinity hacking group claims to have breached AEAT Tax Agency.
According to the post, 560 GB of data were exfiltrated.
Ransom deadline: 31st Dec 24. pic.twitter.com/HJEyYSzAor
— HackManac (@H4ckManac) December 1, 2024
The Tax Agency denies the hack
After learning of the alleged hacking by the Trinity group, the Tax Agency has immediately denied that a cyber attack has occurred. «All systems have been reviewed and services are currently working without any problems. No signs of possible encrypted equipment or data output detected», confirms the public entity to ABC.
However, the Tax Agency has assured this newspaper that “keeps all your systems under observation to follow up” on what happened.
The Trinity group: who are these hackers and what is their ‘modus operandi’
Trinity is a “relatively new” hacker groupas detailed by the United States Information Security Office in a report. «He is known for using a double extortion strategy», he adds.
The organization explains what the ‘modus operandi’ of these hackers: “The method involves Extract sensitive data before encrypting fileswhich increases the pressure on those affected to pay the ransom. The group’s tactics and techniques are sophisticated, making them a significant threat».
In this same document it is confirmed that at least one United States health care entity “has been Trinity victim recently”.
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