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[Link] Lid blown off Conti ransomware gang after leaked internal files analyzed
Read: 13/3/2022 www.theregister.com
It was a Ukrainian security specialist who apparently turned the tables on the notorious Russia-based Conti, and leaked the ransomware gang's source code, chat logs, and tons of other sensitive data about the gang's operations, tools, and costs.
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[Link] Canadian accused of unleashing NetWalker ransomware extradited to US
Read: 13/3/2022 www.theregister.com
US prosecutors on Thursday said they have extradited a Canadian man to America to face charges that he conspired to distribute ransomware. Sébastien Vachon-Desjardins, 34, of Gatineau, Quebec, was detained by Canadian authorities on January 27, 2021.
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[Link] The US Government Made It Illegal to Buy These NFTs
Read: 10/11/2021 www.vice.com
The U.S. government put 57 cryptocurrency addresses and one exchange on the OFAC sanctions list on Monday for facilitating ransomware and money laundering.
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[Link] Hackers Apologize to Arab Royal Families for Leaking Their Data
Read: 6/11/2021 www.vice.com
Among the data Conti leaked, there were sensitive files belonging to celebrities like David Beckham, Oprah Winfrey, and Donald Trump, according to The Daily Mail. There was also, according to the hackers themselves, information belonging to the UAE, Qatar, and Saudi royal families.
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[Link] FBI, others crush REvil using ransomware gang’s favorite tactic against it
Read: 25/10/2021 arstechnica.com
Four days ago, the REvil ransomware gang’s leak site, known as the “Happy Blog,” went offline. Cybersecurity experts wondered aloud what might have caused the infamous group to go dark once more. One theory was that it was an inside job pulled by the group’s disaffected former leader.
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[Link] Recycled Cobalt Strike key pairs show many crooks are using same cloned installation
Read: 25/10/2021 www.theregister.com
Around 1,500 Cobalt Strike beacons uploaded to VirusTotal were reusing the same RSA keys from a cracked version of the software, according to a security researcher who pored through the malware repository.
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[Link] The World's First Ransomware Came on a Floppy Disk in 1989
Read: 23/10/2021 www.vice.com
In December 1989, Willems worked at a Belgian insurance firm, and put the disk into a work computer. Bizarrely, it presented a questionnaire, the answers of which told the user whether or not they were in danger of contracting HIV/AIDS. Willems completed the quiz, and didn't think much more of it.
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[Link] Ransomware Gang Says the Real Ransomware Gang Is the Federal Government
Read: 22/10/2021 www.vice.com
On Friday, a competing ransomware gang that calls itself Conti released a statement titled “ReviLives,” in support of the REvil gang, which was the target of the international operation.
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[Link] Sinclair Broadcast 'Disrupted’ by Ransomware Attack
Read: 19/10/2021 www.vice.com
The TV giant Sinclair Broadcast Group said it was hacked. According to a press release on Monday, the company said it detected a ransomware attack on Saturday.
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[Link] Step 1: Do a Google search. Ransomware hacker goes rogue, leaks gang's plan.
Read: 26/8/2021 www.nbcnews.com
Someone claiming to work with one of the most notorious ransomware gangs says they’re fed up with how extortion money is divvied up and has leaked a host of the gang's files on a hacker forum.
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[Link] Australian businesses stop reporting ransomware attacks over exfiltration doubts
Read: 24/8/2021 www.itnews.com.au
Australian businesses are incorrectly relying on what they think is a loophole in notifiable data breach laws to avoid reporting ransomware infections.
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[Link] A Third of Global Companies Have Experienced Ransomware Attack, Survey Finds
Read: 18/8/2021 www.vice.com
Analysts surveyed almost 800 companies and found that companies based in the U.S. experienced ransomware attacks at a much lower rate (7 percent) than international companies (37 percent) this past year. The survey focused on companies with more than 500 employees.
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[Link] Conti ransomware affiliate goes rogue, leaks “gang data”
Read: 15/8/2021 nakedsecurity.sophos.com
If you like a touch of irony in your cybersecurity news, then this has been the week for it. And if that’s not enough to bring a wry smile to your lips, then there’s more.
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[Link] Cybercriminals work together to drive greater profits
Read: 1/8/2021 betanews.com
Cybercrime is getting more organized than ever, as threat actors increase collaboration and adapt methods to drive greater monetization, selling access to breached systems to organized criminal groups and ransomware gangs.
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[Link] From disaster to inconvenience — Zerto adds near-instant ransomware restore
Read: 30/7/2021 blocksandfiles.com
Disaster recovery specialist Zerto aims to deal with the corporate data cancer of ransomware by providing automated virtual machine protection, with restoration within seconds of an attack. Version 9.
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[Link] Most wanted: The top 5 online crime gangs running ransomware
Read: 27/7/2021 thenextweb.com
An independent news and commentary website produced by academics and journalists.
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[Link] How REvil Ransomware Took Out Thousands of Business at Once
Read: 27/7/2021 www.wired.com
A massive chain reaction on Friday infected at least hundreds and likely thousands of businesses worldwide with ransomware, including a railway, pharmacy chain, and hundreds of storefronts of Sweden's Coop grocery store brand.
[Link] Ransomware-hit law firm gets court order asking crooks not to publish the data they stole
Read: 12/7/2021 www.theregister.com
A barristers' chambers hit by a ransomware attack has responded by getting a court order demanding the criminals do not share stolen data.
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