Company Ring stores a large amount of data through its video doorbells and security cameras in homes around the world. Now a gang of ransomware threatens to post them online.

As reported by Motherboard, the ALPHV ransomware gang claims that violated Amazon-owned business systems and obtained access to your data. Ring said in a statement that there is no evidence of a breach of its systems. However, you are aware of it one of your third-party suppliers has been hit by a ransomware attack.

In a post on Twitter, ALPHV responded to Ring by saying “There is always an option to let us filter your data”. So far, the ransomware gang has not released any of the data it allegedly stole from the company. However, there is still cause for concern, as Motherboard has detected a list called Ring on the ALPHV data download site.

Ransomware groups such as ALPHV have resorted to using data dumping sites to force victims to pay to regain access to their data. Companies that refuse to pay a ransom often leak a small portion of their stolen data online in an attempt to trick them into playing the game of hackers who hold their data hostage.

The ALPHV ransomware gang has a long history of launching attacks against companies in the US, Europe and Asia. The group is also commonly known as BlackCat, which is actually the name of the malware it uses in its attacks.

In the past, ALPHV has leaked medical data from the Lehigh Valley Health Network and taken responsibility for hacking hotel companies like Westmont Hospitality Group, which operates IHG and Hilton hotels around the world.

Another thing that sets ALPHV apart from other ransomware groups is their data dump site where they post hacked data in groups called “Collections”. While other ransomware groups have similar sites, ALPHVs are known for being indexed and easier to search.

For example, on their ALPHV Collections site, it is possible to search almost entire filtered databases with content indexed by both file names and content available in the files, including documents and images.

For now, Amazon is investigating the third-party provider’s data breach for which ALPHV has taken credit. Until this investigation is complete, we probably won’t hear anything more.

Because Ring makes some of the best home video intercoms and security cameras, their products are extremely popular and used in homes all over the world. However, to prevent others from spying on your cameras, the company uses end-to-end encryption (E2EE) in most countries, preventing both the company and governments from accessing the data from its cameras.

However, if the ALPHV ransomware gang managed to breach one of Ring’s third-party vendors, the group may have been able to steal company or customer data during their attack.