Significant ransom payment by major Iranian IT firm underway

Major Iranian IT vendor Tosan has been providing ransom payments on an installment basis following a significant cyberattack by the IRLeaks threat operation last month, which was reported to have compromised data from nearly 70% of the country's active credit entities but has been denied by the Iranian government, reports CyberScoop.

Nearly $561,000 worth of Bitcoin, or less than a third of the demanded ransom, has already been sent by Tosan to IRLeaks' cryptocurrency wallet since both parties began negotiations in early August, which commenced with the payment of a Bitcoin in exchange…