Can you really make more than $200M in six months without encrypting victims? It seems Silent Ransom Group can.

Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 09:57 PM UTC·Source: DataBreaches.net

Updated: Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 11:00 PM UTC

Executive Summary

DataBreaches has reported extensively on Silent Ransom Group in 2026, often including material provided exclusively to this site by the group. Now, what appears to be a leak of their internal chats may shed additional light on their success. DataBreaches has reported on Silent Ransom Group (SRG) since 2022, with particular interest in their numerous... Source

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Originally published by DataBreaches.net on Oct 7, 2026.

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