The Russian government said today it arrested 14 people accused of working for "REvil," a particularly aggressive ransomware group that has extorted hundreds of millions of dollars from victim...
Read moreREvil ransomware crew allegedly busted in Russia, says FSB
January 14 2022The Russian Federal Security Bureau has just published a report about the investigation and arrest of the infamous "REvil" ransomware crew.
Read moreREvil ransomware crew allegedly busted in Russia, says FSB
January 14 2022The Russian Federal Security Bureau has just published a report about the investigation and arrest of the infamous "REvil" ransomware crew.
Read moreWho is the Network Access Broker ‘Wazawaka?’
January 12 2022In a great many ransomware attacks, the criminals who pillage the victim's network are not the same crooks who gained the initial access to the victim organization. More commonly,...
Read moreInside Ireland’s Public Healthcare Ransomware Scare
December 14 2021The accounting firm PricewatersCoopers recently published lessons learned from the disruptive and costly ransomware attack in May 2021 on Ireland's public health system. The unusually candid post-mortem found that...
Read moreCanada Charges Its “Most Prolific Cybercriminal”
December 8 2021A 31-year-old Canadian man has been arrested and charged with fraud in connection with numerous ransomware attacks against businesses, government agencies and private citizens throughout Canada and the United...
Read moreWho Is the Network Access Broker ‘Babam’?
December 3 2021Rarely do cybercriminal gangs that deploy ransomware gain the initial access to the target themselves. More commonly, that access is purchased from a cybercriminal broker who specializes in stealing...
Read moreArrest in ‘Ransom Your Employer’ Email Scheme
November 22 2021In August, KrebsOnSecurity warned that scammers were contacting people and asking them to unleash ransomware inside their employer's network, in exchange for a percentage of any ransom amount paid...
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Read moreREvil Ransom Arrest, $6M Seizure, and $10M Reward
November 9 2021The U.S. Department of Justice said today it arrested a Ukrainian man who deployed ransomware on behalf of the REvil ransomware gang, a Russian cybercriminal collective that has extorted...
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