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  • U.S. county linked to $1 million payment in data theft extortion case

    Cybercrime, News, Privacy, Research, Risk
    July 6, 2026

    A case study linked a $1 million payment to a U.S. government entity after stolen files were threatened with release. The report pointed to Union County, Ohio, and described a data theft extortion scheme with no evidence of encryption.

    U.S. county linked to $1 million payment in data theft extortion case

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