The hackers demanded a ransom of five million dollars from the Hungarian state for not publishing the data. Subsequently, screenshots of classified military information appeared on the darknet.
He writes UNN with a link to Hang.hu and 444.hu.
The Defense Procurement Agency (VBÜ) has been attacked by hackers who have encrypted the files of the state-owned company responsible for defense and security procurement for the Hungarian military and law enforcement agencies. The hackers demanded a ransom of five million dollars to unlock them, otherwise they will be made public.
But later, it was reported that dozens of screenshots of illegally obtained materials had already been published, which may have been done by hackers to emphasize the request.
We are talking about highly sensitive materials, defense procurement, internal correspondence, and the real capabilities of the Hungarian armed forces. Based on the wide range of activities and the number of employees (97 people), it is clear that the documents already made public are only a small part of what the blackmailers got their hands on, but there are several among them that are sensitive from the point of view of military and national security
The Ministry of Defense acknowledged the attack, but according to the government's earlier announcement, no sensitive data about the military structure was leaked.
It is also noted that the attack took place in October 2024.
The attack was probably carried out using ransomware, Hang portal quoted IT security expert Ferenc Fresch as saying. He was the first to post information about the hacker attack on his Facebook page.
It is indicated that INC Ransomware attacked, downloaded and encrypted the entire contents of the file server of the Defense Procurement Agency.
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