Silent Ransom Group Allegedly Extorted $207 Million Without Encrypting Files

Leaked internal chats show Silent Ransom Group allegedly extorted about $207 million from 27 law firms over six months using phone calls and social engineering rather than file encryption. The median payment was $6 million, with the largest being $30 million from White & Case.

• 27 law firms allegedly paid about $207 million from April to September 2026
• Median payment was $6 million; largest was $30 million from White & Case
• Leak contains 5,692 chat messages spanning about 13 months
• Cash-out ran through instant exchangers, a Moscow courier and a mixer