Grief ransomware gang adds the National Rifle Association of America as a victim

On Wednesday 27th of October 2021, the Grief ransomware gang added The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) to their data leak as a victim of one of their attacks. The gang provide evidence of the attack by providing screenshots of Excel spreadsheets containing US tax information and investments amounts. They also have leaked a 2.7 MB archive titled ‘National Grants.zip,’ that is believed to contain NRA grant applications.

The NRA have published a statement stating that they won’t discuss any matters around their physical or electronic security. The managing director, Andrew Arulanandam also stated that NRA has taken measure to protect information regarding its members, donors, and operations.