{
  "id": 1773903,
  "title": "Ransom Busters Claims It Hacked Ransomware Servers, Asks Victims for Up to $60,000",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/ransom-busters-claims-it-hacked-ransomware-servers-asks-victims-for",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-18T16:58:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hacker News",
    "slug": "the-hacker-news",
    "url": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/ransom-busters-claims-it-hacked.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A ransomware affiliate calling itself Ransom Busters has been spotted proactively sending emails to victim organizations and claims to delete stolen data from ransomware groups' servers in exchange for a fee ranging from $20,000 to $60,000. \"In these messages, the third-party offers to help the victim recover from ransomware attack. This immediately stands out as anomalous,\" GuidePoint Research",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}