The US military has always known that threat actors could use location data to spy on troops’ devices. The military also knows the easy solutions for the problem. But the Pentagon implemented none of these security measures.
Recently, CySecurity reported that threat actors were using digital advertising data to attack US soldiers in war zones. The US law enforcement recently warned about the “anti-tech” extremism because the AI criticism was growing in the country.
Play gang takes responsibility
The Play ransomware hacking group claimed the data theft behind the US pillow manufacturer called MyPillow. It stole personal and private confidential data from the victim.
About the target
MyPillow was founded by 2020 Minnesota gubernatorial candidate and 220 election conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell.
The stolen data claim first surfaced on Play’s blog recently, it threatened that it was able to steal an unknown amount of information which may be exposed soon which may leak “"private and personal confidential data, clients and etc. documents, budget, payroll, IDs, taxes, finance information."
The claim, which appeared on Play's dark web leak portal earlier this week, threatens that an undeclared amount of data will be released on Friday, potentially exposing "private and personal confidential data, clients and etc. documents,budget, payroll, IDs, taxes, finance information."
High profile case
Straight Arrow News first reported about the incident. But MyPillow’s high-profile CEO Mike Lindell has denied claims of any ransomware attack which happened at all.
MyPillow was a lucrative victim for the threat actors, as Lindell’s role in pumping the controversial claims that the 2020 US presidential campaign was rigged against the now President Donald Trump.
According to Straight Arrow News, Lindell claimed in a recent interview on his website, Lindell TV, that political attacks during the previous few years cost MyPillow $400 million in damages.
What next?
Lindell stated that he will submit an application for reimbursement from Trump's $1.8 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund," which was established as part of Trump's settlement of an Internal Revenue Service lawsuit.
The settlement, according to critics, offered Trump a slush fund to compensate rioters on January 6 and other individuals who have spread election conspiracy theories.
Whether MyPillow was hacked is not confirmed at the time of writing. The company denies the claim, whereas Play gang takes responsibility.
