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Silent Ransom Group (SRG): Switching To DNS Fast Flux Infrastructure

Pierluigi Paganini
June 05, 2026

Researchers exposed the Silent Ransom Group ‘s Fast Flux infrastructure as the FBI warns of ongoing attacks targeting U.S. law firms and businesses.

Resecurity uncovered the Silent Ransom Group (SRG)’s Fast Flux network infrastructure and shares available intelligence with the cybersecurity community to disrupt their malicious activities and enable ISP/DNS providers to counter this threat.

“Resecurity is the first to uncover the SRG’s Fast Flux network infrastructure and is sharing this intelligence with the cybersecurity community to disrupt their malicious activities and enable ISP/DNS providers to counter this threat.” reads the report published by Resecurity.

The Silent Ransom Group, also known as Luna Moth, Chatty Spider, and UNC3753, is a cyber extortion group active since 2022 that focuses on stealing sensitive data and extorting victims rather than encrypting files. The group primarily targets organizations in sectors such as legal services, healthcare, hospitality, finance, and insurance.

The experts also outlined the use of X-CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) token to prevent indexing of their Data Leak Site (DLS) – a unique, secret, and unpredictable string that a server-side application generates and assigns to a user’s session.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently issued an advisory about the SRG, which is actively targeting U.S.-based law firms and other industries through social engineering and in-person attacks.

The Fast Flux nodes were identified in Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Peru, Panama), Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia), Central Asia (Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan), Middle East/Africa (Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia), East Asia (South Korea), and Caribbean (Jamaica, Dominican Republic). The bots are likely infected via vulnerable IoTs and Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) — such as routers, modems, and gateways. New underground projects have been identified that could be linked to the SRG (by profile, targets and the mapped infrastructure), including Spy Corporate, which emerged in May 2026. Fast Flux provides the SRG with resilient infrastructure to extort top AmLaw 100 firms and other victims.

Last year, the National Security Agency (NSA), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC), Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS), and New Zealand National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NZ) released a joint advisory “Fast Flux: A National Security Threat,” highlighting the importance of collaboration between the private and public sectors.

The SRG’s botnet appears to rely on compromised IoT devices and customer equipment such as routers, modems, and gateways. Researchers also found links to other underground projects, including Spy Corporate, launched in May 2026. The group uses Fast Flux infrastructure to make its operations more resilient while targeting major law firms for extortion.

“Based on further analysis, other underground projects have been identified that could be linked to the SRG, including Spy Corporate, which emerged in May 2026. Fast Flux provides the SRG with resilient infrastructure to extort top AmLaw 100 firms.” concludes the report, which includes technical details about the Fast Flux Infrastructure.

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Pierluigi Paganini

(SecurityAffairs – hacking, Silent Ransom Group)







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Apple won’t be holding onto its 20% stake in Globalstar once Amazon’s acquisition of the satellite firm concludes, with the shares set to be held by a “Grapefruit” company instead.

On April 14, Amazon agreed to acquire satellite service provider Globalstar in an $11 billion deal. The purchase adds Globalstar to Amazon’s existing satellite portfolio, which includes its Leo business.

However, Apple holds 20% of the shares in Globalstar, under a $1.1 billion commitment from 2024, which included a $400 million share purchase. Once the deal concludes, it won’t be holding onto the shares, nor the accompanying voting rights.

In a filing with the FCC dated May 26, 2026, Amazon and Globalstar ask the regulator to permit the transfer of licenses and authorizations between the two companies. This is one of the key elements needed for the acquisition to complete in the United States.

The filing, spotted by PCMag, explains that Amazon is creating a subsidiary to complete the merger. The subsidiary is being called “Grapefruit Acquisition Sub II, LLC.”

Apparently, someone in Amazon business development has a sense of humor.

Grapefruit will acquire Apple’s 20% in equity and voting interests for Globalstar. In the end, Globalstar, Inc. will cease to exist, with Grapefruit managing Globalstar USA LLC, Globalstar Licensee LLC, and GUSA Licensee LLC.

Satellite service continues

The document doesn’t state what Apple will receive in exchange, if anything, from the transfer and stock changes. However, it won’t be left out in the cold.

During the April announcement, Amazon insisted that Apple won’t be affected at all. An agreement was made for satellite connectivity to be maintained for current and future Apple Watch and iPhone features.

That includes features like Emergency SOS via Satellite and Roadside Assistance via Satellite.

That included using Globalstar’s existing and planned low Earth orbit satellite constellations. Amazon also said it would work with Apple to come up with future satellite services using Amazon Leo’s expanded satellite network.

In the FCC filing, Amazon reiterates its commitment to supply service and for improvements in the future. However, Amazon also plans to use its Globalstar purchase with other smartphone and mobile device producers and mobile carriers.



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