The sms of hackers to Siae artists: "We have information, pay". Requested ransom of 10 thousand euros

• Hacker attack on the Siae website, asking for a ransom of three million euros in Bitcoin

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October 22, 2021 The hackers who stole the data of the SIAE members have contacted some artists, asking them for a ransom of 10 thousand euros in bitcoin.

Agi learns it.

In the past few hours, some text messages have been sent with a text in which the malicious attackers address themselves directly to the artists whose personal data and, evidently, the contacts: "Welcome to the dark web", reads the message, "we all have your personal and banking information, if you do not want it to be made public pay 10 thousand euros in bitcoin to this address ".

It is currently unclear how many requests have been made.

From registry to bank, here are the stolen data

Siae, "on the basis of the evidence gathered, informs its associates, principals, employees, users of the repertoire that a criminal group has made a copy of certain files present in the Company's document system, mainly pdf files. fraudulent to its document system, Siae intervened by blocking the users who operated to the detriment of the Company and the subjects affected by the violation. In addition, other strengthening security measures were implemented with the involvement of leading Cyber ​​Security companies such as Feedback and from tomorrow also Leonardo, a company of the highest level and undisputed ability in the management of security incidents, recovery and protection activities,able to support Siae in dealing with the particular criminal capacity of the attackers, already known to the police. "So Siae in a note.

Siae "has also filed a complaint with the Postal Police and notified the violation to the Guarantor for the protection of personal data. The Company firmly underlines that it will make every effort to prosecute those responsible. Siae is finally continuing to evaluate the effects of the access undergone. . It should also be noted that unfortunately the attack involved files relating to different types: personal data; contact details (email, telephone numbers); bank details (Iban); data reported on identity documents; data reported on the application forms to Siae relating mainly to the years 2019 and 2020. All interested parties will receive timely information on the specific data concerning them as soon as Siae has finished the analysis of the content of all the individual files,providing precise indication of the illegally stolen data concerning them ".