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DII-2025-00378
ReportedReported by fewer than three independent publishers, with no official finding.

Chicago firm that resolves ransomware attacks had rogue workers carrying out their own hacks, FBI says

Rogue employees of a Chicago company that specializes in negotiating ransoms to mitigate cyber attacks were carrying out their own piracy in a plot to extort millions of dollars from a series of companies...

4 November 2025 ยท Ransomware and extortion
4 November 2025
DII-2025-003782 sources โ†“
Quick facts
Category
Ransomware and extortion
Source
DataBreaches.net
Date
4 November 2025
Drafted by
Raidu Incident Detection

What happened

Not publicly disclosed.

Classification

Category
Ransomware and extortion

Sources and evidence

This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.

DataBreaches.net
Chicago firm that resolves ransomware attacks had rogue workers carrying out their own hacks, FBI says
4 November 2025
chicago.suntimes.com
Chicago Sun-Times