Epic Games ‘hacker’ Mogilevich admits it was a scam operation
Ransomware rascals – scammers fake ransomware attacks to make a fast buck.
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Epic Games ‘hacker’ Mogilevich admits it was a scam operation
Ransomware rascals – scammers fake ransomware attacks to make a fast buck.
David HollingworthSun, 03 Mar 2024•SECURITY
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The Mogilevich ransomware gang has made a not-too-surprising announcement – it is not a ransomware gang.
It is, in fact, an elaborate scam – or so Mogilevich itself said.
The scammers made the admission under the guise of releasing data stolen from game developer Epic Games. But clicking on the link leads not to a trove of illicit personal information and source code, as promised, but to the gang’s big reveal.
“Unfortunately this link led you to an important announcement of our business instead of evidence of a breached database,” a Mogilevich spokesperson called Pongo said.
“You may be wondering why all this, and now I’m going to explain everything you need. In reality, we are not a ransomware-as-a-service, but professional fraudsters.
