Hacktivist group IRT uses ransomware for attention not profit

The Ikaruz Red Team, a politically-motivated hacktivist group, has been leveraging leaked ransomware builders to conduct small-scale ransomware attacks in the Philippines, aiming to disrupt targets and draw attention to their causes, rather than for financial gain. By aligning with other hacktivist groups and co-opting official government imagery, IRT seeks to make political statements and affect regional tensions with their unsophisticated yet damaging attacks, showcasing a larger movement within the hacktivist landscape targeting the Philippines. ```

https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/ikaruz-red-team-hacktivist-group-leverages-ransomware-for-attention-not-profit/