The Babuk ransomware group targeted the internal networks of the Houston Rockets in April 2021.
The group had apparently stolen 500 gigabytes of Rockets data before the internal security tools blocked unauthorized access.
The stolen data includes internal business information like contracts, non-disclosure agreements, and financial data.
The group is threatening the Rockets to pay the ransom or they would publish the data.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/houston-rockets
"id": "hou2047322",
"linkid": "houston-rockets",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "4/2021",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Sports',
'location': 'Houston, Texas',
'name': 'Houston Rockets',
'type': 'Organization'}],
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': True,
'number_of_records_exposed': '500 gigabytes',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Contracts',
'Non-disclosure Agreements',
'Financial Data']},
'date_detected': 'April 2021',
'description': 'The Babuk ransomware group targeted the internal networks of '
'the Houston Rockets in April 2021, stealing 500 gigabytes of '
'data including internal business information like contracts, '
'non-disclosure agreements, and financial data. The group '
'threatened to publish the data if a ransom was not paid.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Contracts',
'Non-disclosure Agreements',
'Financial Data']},
'motivation': 'Financial',
'ransomware': {'data_exfiltration': True,
'ransom_demanded': True,
'ransomware_strain': 'Babuk'},
'threat_actor': 'Babuk Ransomware Group',
'title': 'Babuk Ransomware Attack on Houston Rockets',
'type': 'Ransomware'}