Google and FBI warn of ransomware group that sends fake IT workers to hack victims in person
Google and the FBI have warned that the Silent Ransom Group is using physical social engineering to hack law firms. The group sends imposters posing as IT workers to gain in-person access to corporate networks and steal sensitive data.
Why it matters
This shift toward physical infiltration represents a significant escalation in cybercrime tactics, requiring companies to rethink their physical security protocols.
A ransomware gang has escalated its attacks on law firms by sometimes sending fake IT workers in person to the victims’ offices, where the imposters steal data directly from the victims’ computers using USB drives or help other gang members connect to the computers remotely, according to Google and the FBI.
The article reports on cybersecurity warnings from official sources without editorializing.
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