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title: "U.S. Government Entity Paid Kairos $1 Million in Data-Theft Extortion Case — Stuff That Spins"
description: "A U.S. government entity paid about $1 million to keep stolen files from being leaked, according to a new case study by Rakesh Krishnan for Ransom-ISAC, built on a leaked negotiation chat and the blockchain trail the payment left. The odd part: the group that took the money calls itself Kairos, but…"
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# U.S. Government Entity Paid Kairos $1 Million in Data-Theft Extortion Case

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**Published:** July 4, 2026  
**Original:** https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/us-government-entity-paid-kairos-group.html  

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