Tag Archives: ransomware

Feds extradite ransomware suspects from 2 prolific gangs in a single week

reader comments 33 with 25 posters participating Share this story Federal prosecutors extradited two suspected ransomware operators, including a man they said was responsible for an intrusion that infected as many as 1,500 organizations in a single stroke, making it one of the worst supply chain attacks ever. Yaroslav Vasinskyi, 22, was arrested last August… Read More: Feds extradite ransomware suspects from 2 prolific gangs in a… »

Cybercriminals who breached Nvidia issue one of the most unusual demands ever

reader comments 49 with 33 posters participating Share this story Data extortionists who stole up to 1 terabyte of data from Nvidia have delivered one of the most unusual ultimatums ever in the annals of cybercrime: allow Nvidia’s graphics cards to mine cryptocurrencies faster or face the imminent release of the company’s crown-jewel source code.… Read More: Cybercriminals who breached Nvidia issue one of the most unusual… »

Conti cybergang gloated when leaking victims’ data. Now the tables are turned

reader comments 33 with 26 posters participating Share this story For months, members of Conti—among the most ruthless of the dozens of ransomware gangs in existence—gloated about publicly sharing the data they stole from the victims they hacked. Now, members are learning what it’s like to be on the receiving end of a major breach… Read More: Conti cybergang gloated when leaking victims’ data. Now the tables… »

Hacking group is on a tear, hitting US critical infrastructure and SF 49ers

reader comments 30 with 17 posters participating, including story author Share this story A couple of days after the FBI warned that a ransomware group called BlackByte had compromised critical infrastructure in the US, the group hacked servers belonging to the San Francisco 49ers football team and held some of the team’s data for ransom.… Read More: Hacking group is on a tear, hitting US critical infrastructure… »

Hactivists say they hacked Belarus rail system to stop Russian military buildup

Enlarge / Servicemen of Russia’s Eastern Military District units attend a welcoming ceremony as they arrive in Belarus to take part in joint military exercises. Russia’s military is combining its own means of transport with train travel. Getty Images reader comments 163 with 83 posters participating, including story author Share this story Hacktivists in Belarus… Read More: Hactivists say they hacked Belarus rail system to stop Russian… »

Russia says it has neutralized the cutthroat REvil ransomware gang

reader comments 65 with 48 posters participating Share this story Russian law enforcement authorities said on Friday that they have arrested 14 people associated with REvil, a top ransomware group that has disrupted critical operations of wealthy targets and held their data hostage. The action, carried out by Russia’s FSB, the successor agency to the… Read More: Russia says it has neutralized the cutthroat REvil ransomware gang »

As Log4Shell wreaks havoc, payroll service reports ransomware attack

Getty Images reader comments 135 with 93 posters participating Share this story As the world is beset by Log4Shell, arguably the most severe vulnerability ever, one of the biggest human resources solutions providers is reporting a ransomware attack that has taken its systems offline, possibly for the next several weeks. So far, the company isn’t… Read More: As Log4Shell wreaks havoc, payroll service reports ransomware attack »

Ransomware attack on Planned Parenthood steals data of 400,000 patients

reader comments 64 with 51 posters participating Share this story Ransomware hackers broke into a Planned Parenthood network and accessed medical records or other sensitive data for more than 400,000 patients of the reproductive health care group. The disclosure came in a sample letter posted to the California attorney general’s website and a release published… Read More: Ransomware attack on Planned Parenthood steals data of 400,000 patients »

Ransomware victims panicked while FBI secretly held REvil decryption key

Enlarge / The seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is seen at the J. Edgar Hoover building in Washington, D.C. reader comments 20 with 16 posters participating Share this story For three weeks during the REvil ransomeware attack this summer, the FBI secretly withheld the key that would have decrypted data and computers… Read More: Ransomware victims panicked while FBI secretly held REvil decryption key »