Rhysida starts data leak before changing course [Video]

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Hackers announced Wednesday morning they would publicly leak over six terabytes of compromised Columbus data, claiming to have passwords and other private information from city servers. But hours later, they changed their mind with a new deadline.

Two cybersecurity experts — Ohio State assistant professor Carter Yagemann and CMIT Solutions owner Daniel Maldet — both accessed the Rhysida ransomware group’s site on the dark web and independently confirmed to NBC4 that an auction of stolen City of Columbus data ended at 5:35 a.m. The two sources both said Rhysida did not have an apparent buyer, and a screenshot of the site indicated the group began uploading a public leak all 6.5 terabytes of data they had taken from the city.

In a phone call after the leak announcement, a spokesperson for …