Cyber Gang Behind NS Breach Says It Erased Stolen Data, but Experts Urge Caution

Cyber Gang Behind NS Breach Says It Erased Stolen Data, but Experts Urge Caution
A woman uses her computer keyboard in North Vancouver, British Columbia, on Dec. 19, 2012. Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press
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The ransomware group behind an attack on a file-sharing service that resulted in the theft of personal data from as many as 100,000 Nova Scotians claims it has deleted the stolen information.

A note on the Clop ransomware gang’s dark website says it “erased” all the data it stole from governments, cities and police services when it recently hacked the MOVEit file transfer software.