Clop has discovered what life is like on the receiving end of an extortion demand after rival crew ShinyHunters hijacked its leak site and demanded an eight-figure payout.
ShinyHunters told Reuters that it broke into the site on Friday by exploiting a vulnerability in the software powering it.
The Register has also viewed the defaced site, where ShinyHunters is posting colorful demands.
ShinyHunters claims it discovered the zero-day first, only for Clop to get the exploit and use it against corporate networks.
ShinyHunters turned the screw again on September 21, warning that its demands would increase with every 24 hours that Clop failed to respond.
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Rival crew demands eight figures and threatens to expose companies that paid to keep quiet.
Clop has discovered what life is like on the receiving end of an extortion demand after rival crew ShinyHunters hijacked its leak site and demanded an eight-figure payout.
The takeover surfaced over the weekend, when Clop's dark web leak site displayed a large "DOMAIN SEIZED BY SHINYHUNTERS" banner and the tagline "rooting your systems since '19;)." ShinyHunters told Reuters that it broke into the site on Friday by exploiting a vulnerability in the software powering it. The crew said this gave it extensive access to Clop's infrastructure.
The Register has also viewed the defaced site, where ShinyHunters is posting colorful demands.
According to ShinyHunters, the feud dates back to Clop's attacks on Oracle E-Business Suite customers last year. ShinyHunters claims it discovered the zero-day first, only for Clop to get the exploit and use it against corporate networks.
In a message posted on September 19, ShinyHunters demanded an eight-figure payment, claiming the sum represented 2.333 percent of its own net worth.
ShinyHunters turned the screw again on September 21, warning that its demands would increase with every 24 hours that Clop failed to respond.
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