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 gang gives a public “business” interview
Following the article in The Guardian that compared ransomware cyber criminals to legitimate businesses: Here is a ransomware gang giving an interview outlining it’s future “business” plans and goals – including discussing its “brand” as a way of making interactions with businesses and insurance companies easier! An ALPHV (BlackCat) representative …
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The impact of ransomware on businesses – threat actors acting like legitimate businesses
This is an interesting article on the financial impact of ransomware on businesses by Rob Davies and Dan Milmo of The Guardian. I think the way they illustrate that these criminal gangs have shaped their operations to outwardly function as legitimate businesses, including having well spoken help desks to aid …
More on the recent Ukraine cyber attacks
Ukrainian government calls out false flag operation in recent data wiping attack – The Record by Recorded Future This is a follow-up to this article: More cyber attacks targeted at Ukraine citizens and organisations – Smart Thinking Solutions
More on the REvil arrests
The action by Russia against the REvil ransomware gang has apparently had an impact on other cyber criminals: REvil gang member arrests strike fear among cybercriminals on the Dark Web – TechRepublic
