https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/22/fog_ransomware_musk/ – In effect: ‘Ha ha – the government is borked and so are you’
Ransomware scumbags - potentially those behind the Fog gang - are channeling their inner Elon Musk with their latest ransom note, spotted by researchers at Trend Micro. Victims not only have to cough up cash to feed the crime machine, but according to researchers, they’re being trolled with the DOGE chief’s infamous five-bullet-point demand to know what federal workers achieved that week. “Give me five bullet points on what you accomplished for work last week or you owe me a trillion dollars,” a new line to Fog’s updated ransom note reads. … As for why Fog decided to reference it in its new ransom note, Trend’s researchers believe it’s a sign of the criminals poking fun at victims and their sitting government. …
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