Money trail backs leaked chats from extortion crew that walks into US law firms
08-10-2026 18:09 via theregister.com

Money trail backs leaked chats from extortion crew that walks into US law firms

Cryptocurrency transactions lend credibility to parts of a purported leak from Russian extortion crew Silent Ransom Group (SRG), according to blockchain researchers. Chainalysis said some wallet addresses in the material match its existing intelligence, although it could not authenticate the entire collection. It posted: "While we cannot speak to the totality of claims documented in the leak, we can confirm that certain leaked SRG addresses sit downstream of millions of dollars in ransomware pay
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