An suspected member of the REvil gang has been extradited to the United States and charged with being involved with ransomware attacks against 10 US organisations. Alleged REvil suspect extradited and arraigned on ransomware spree charges – The Register
Now the tables are turned on Conti Gang – Updated
This post was originally published on 2 March 2022 The cyber criminals, the Conti Gang, have suffered a data breach themselves and their secrets and “dirty laundry” are being released for everyone to have a look at! Conti cybergang gloated when leaking victims’ data. Now the tables are turned | …
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$400 million goes to ransomware gangs
Following on from the posts over the last couple of weeks about the “business like” nature of the cyber criminals, here is an article following the money. 74% of ransomware revenue goes to Russia-linked hackers – BBC News Globalised Threat of Ransomware – it is time to think about joining …
Ransomware-as-a-service – The Texas Story – get a free early bird place on our Master Class
Dina Temple-Raston writing at The Record, shows how we have to treat hackers with “respect”. Not respect for what they do or how they do it, but respect so our response to them matches their determination to make money. Ransomware-as-a-service, or RaaS, is the franchise business model for cyber criminals, …
Cryptocurrency platform hacked for $322m
Wormhole, an online cryptocurrency platform that enables users to convert between cryptocurrencies, has had $322m of assets stolen. Cryptocurrency platform Wormhole hacked for an estimated $322 million – The Record by Recorded Future $320m in Ether stolen from crypto biz Wormhole • The Register
