- June 10, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
US Department of EnergyGraeme Sloan/Sipa USA/Sipa/AP
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On June 3—sandwiched between snippets of data from a US technology testing firm and a Brazilian maritime logistics company—internal information from an Albuquerque-based small business was posted to the dark web blog of an established ransomware group. Though this would be unwelcome news for any business of any size, this one especially caught the attention of Brett Callow, a ransomware expert at cybersecurity firm Emsisoft.
That’s because the company, Sol Oriens, LLC, is a Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration subcontractor. Its employees work on sensitive matters related to nuclear weapons and energy.
The National Nuclear Security Administration is the government agency responsible for maintaining and securing the…
