Event Brief
Google and FBI warn about in-person ransomware workers
Filed: Jun 05, 2026 at 9:03 PM ET
Summary: Google and the FBI warned that a ransomware group sends people posing as IT workers to hack victims in person.
WHO: Google and the FBI
WHAT: Issued a warning that the Silent Ransom Group sends people posing as IT support employees to law firms to steal data via USB drives or remote access tools.
WHEN: Jun 05, 2026 at 12:07 PM ET
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: They warned about the ransomware group’s tactic of sending fake IT workers to steal data from victims.
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