U.S. Government Agency Paid $1M to Data Extortion Group Kairos

U.S. Government Agency Paid $1M to Data Extortion Group Kairos Pierluigi Paganini July 04, 2026 A U.S. government agency paid $1M to Kairos, a group focused on data theft and extortion rather than ransomware, Ransom-ISAC reports. A new case study from Ransom-ISAC reconstructs a complete data-extortion incident involving a U.S. government body and a threat […]