{"id":166372,"date":"2024-07-31T07:37:05","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T07:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/securityaffairs.com\/?p=166372"},"modified":"2024-07-31T07:54:53","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T07:54:53","slug":"fortune-50-company-paid-record-breaking-75m-ransom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/securityaffairs.com\/166372\/uncategorized\/fortune-50-company-paid-record-breaking-75m-ransom.html","title":{"rendered":"A Fortune 50 company paid a record-breaking $75 million ransom"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Zscaler researchers revealed that a company paid a record-breaking $75 million ransom to the Dark Angels ransomware group.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Zscaler discovered a record-breaking ransom payment of US$75 million made by a company to the Dark Angels ransomware<\/a> group. Zscaler did not name the company that paid the $75 million ransom following an attack that occurred in early 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the largest ransomware payment by a company in history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udcb8ThreatLabz has uncovered a record breaking $75 million payment made by a Fortune 50 company to the #DarkAngels<\/a> ransomware group. The payment is the single largest ransomware-related transaction ever reported. For more details, check out our annual ransomware report:\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/mlZyvNPfO0<\/a><\/p>— Zscaler ThreatLabz (@Threatlabz) July 30, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>