To fulfill their demands A Russian-linked gang has allegedly hacked the US Federal Reserve and is threatening to release America’s backing secrets if they don’t receive a ransom. The group, known as Lock Bit, warned that it will expose ’33 terabytes of juicy banking information’ if their demands are not met by 4:27pm. The ransom amount is unknown, but Lock Bit shared a statement on the dark web that suggested a “negotiator” offered it $50,000 – which was allegedly refused. The American Federal Reserve has not commented on the alleged hack, but previously stated that ‘a cyber event could be extremely damaging the operations.