For some ransomware crews, the fastest route to a payout may no longer be locking systems. It may be walking through the front door. The FBI has warned that Silent Ransom Group, a cybercrime group known for phishing and phone-based IT support scams, has expanded its tactics to include physical impersonation. According to the bureau, the group may send an actor to a victim’s workplace to gain access and insert a storage device when remote access attempts fail. That shift makes the threat harder to contain with email filters and endpoint tools alone. For organizations handling legal, financial, healthcare, or insurance data, the risk now extends from the inbox to the front desk. Details about the FBI warning According to BleepingComputer , the bureau released a notification in May 2025 warning about the group, which it says has been targeting US companies since 2023 after breaking away from the now-defunct Conti group.…