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The NFL's San Francisco 49ers team was hit by the BlackByte ransomware gang who claims to have stolen data from the American football organization.
The 49ers confirmed the attack and stated that it caused a temporary disruption to portions of their IT network.
However, they did not confirm whether hackers successfully deployed the ransomware. They said that they are still in the process of recovering systems, indicating that devices were likely encrypted.
The BlackByte gang claimed responsibility for the 49er's attack when the NFL was getting ready for Super Bowl 2022, by beginning to leak files that they claim are stolen files.
The leaked data is a 292MB archive of files that the threat actors say are stolen 2020 invoices from the 49ers' network.
BlackByte usually releases its victims' data in increasing amounts to further pressure the victim to make the payment.
It is not known how much data was stolen during the attack on the 49ers, but BlackByte has stolen gigabytes of data from previous victims.
The BlackByte ransomware operation was launched in July 2021 when it began targeting corporate victims worldwide.
The gang is not particularly active compared to other groups, but they have conducted numerous successful attacks. They utilize vulnerabilities to gain initial access to a corporate network, illustrating the need to always have the latest software updates installed.
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