Scientology, Hollywood’s cult-like religion, hacked by Qilin ransomware gang – will secrets be leaked?
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The Qilin group posted the L. Ron Hubbard-founded ‘religion to the stars’ on its dark victim blog on Thursday, claiming to have syphoned off an unknown amount of data from the “Non-Profit and Charitable Organization.”
With about 780 views and counting, the ransomware group provided a total of 22 alleged file samples from the Scientology breach entry as proof of its handiwork.
As always, a QR code and a TOX address appear at the bottom of the Qilin leak site, along with a link to its personalized “WikileaksV2” onion blog, which is filled with self-aggrandizing press coverage about the gang’s more renowned attacks.
Cybernews has reached out to the Church of Scientology and is awaiting comment.
The Church of Scientology has been a subject of fascination for the American public and beyond since it was founded in 1954 by its leader, science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard, and further fueled by its affiliation with many Hollywood elite, including its most outspoken devotee, actor Tom Cruise.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, with five other major outposts (more on that later), the religious group claims over 10 million members, but that number is realistically between 20,000 and 50,000 worldwide, with the majority of active followers located in the US.
According to the Scientology Newsroom, since 2004, there exist “over 11,000 Scientology Churches, Missions and affiliated groups existing across 167 nations.”
Although the ransomware operators have not disclosed the number of files they may have stolen from the far-out house of worship, the cache could have significant black market value.
There have been many accusations thrown around over the years about the strange and secretive inner workings of the cult-like religion, from grip-like control and surveillance of its own members to brainwashing to rampant child sexual abuse.
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