When Scammers Get Scammed, They Take It to Cybercrime Court

Blocked from legitimate courts, cybercriminals have set up their own system for settling disputes, handing over ultimate decision-making to senior underground forum administrators who have awarded claims totaling as much as $20 million. A new report from Analyst1 details activities inside these...

Hackers all over the world are targeting Tasmania’s emergency services

Emergency services—under which the police, fire, and emergency medical services departments fall—is an infrastructure vital to any country or state. But when those services come under threat from either physical or cyber entities, it’s as good as putting the lives of citizens at risk as well...

The US Puts a $10M Bounty on DarkSide Ransomware Hackers

Plus: a “Trojan Source” bug, Russian hackers exposed, and more of the week's top security news...

Wanted! US offers $10m bounty for ransomware kingpins

The US State Department is offering a massive $10 million reward if you can help bring DarkSide to justice. The U.S. Department of State announces a reward offer of up to $10,000,000 for information leading to the identification or location of any individuals who holds a key leadership position i...

Feds Offer $10 Million Bounty for DarkSide Info

The federal government has upped the ante in its fight against ransomware by offering a $10 million reward for information leading to the identification or location of leaders of the DarkSide ransomware group. The U.S. Department of State unveiled the reward on Thursday, adding a $5 million rewar...

U.S. Offers $10 Million Reward for Information on DarkSide Ransomware Group

The U.S. government on Thursday announced a $10 million reward for information that may lead to the identification or location of key individuals who hold leadership positions in the DarkSide ransomware group or any of its rebrands. On top of that, the State Department is offering bounties of up ...

US offers $10m reward for decisive info on DarkSide ransomware gang

By Waqas The US is offering $10 million to anyone who can provide information to law enforcement authorities on the infamous DarkSide ransomware gang that may help in locating and arresting its operators. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US offers $10m reward for decisive...

BlackMatter Ransomware Reportedly Shutting Down; Latest Analysis Released

An analysis of new samples of BlackMatter ransomware for Windows and Linux has revealed the extent to which the operators have continually added new features and encryption capabilities in successive iterations over a three-month period. No fewer than 10 Windows and two Linux versions of the...

Feds Reportedly Hacked REvil Ransomware Group and Forced it Offline

The Russian-led REvil ransomware gang was felled by an active multi-country law enforcement operation that resulted in its infrastructure being hacked and taken offline for a second time earlier this week, in what's the latest action taken by governments to disrupt the lucrative ecosystem. The...

[updated]REvil ransomware disappears after Tor services hijacked

With some pests you hope they never recover from a blow. It’s almost too good to be true, but one can hope. This is one of them. The REvil ransomware group has shut down their operation for the second time this year after losing control over their Tor-based domains. Shutdown number 1 REvils first...

Feds Warn BlackMatter Ransomware Gang is Poised to Strike

Federal authorities are warning businesses to shore up cybersecurity defenses as it carefully monitors the reemergence of the DarkSide ransomware gang, believed responsible for the crippling Colonial Pipeline attack in May 2021. The ransomware-as-a-service gang has regrouped under the moniker...

VMware ESXi Servers Encrypted by Lightning-Fast Python Script

Researchers have discovered a new Python ransomware from an unnamed gang that’s striking ESXi servers and virtual machines VMs with what they called “sniper-like” speed. Sophos said on Tuesday that the ransomware is being used to compromise and encrypt VMs hosted on an ESXi hypervisor in operatio...

REvil Affiliates Confirm Getting Screwed Out of Payments

A day after news broke about REvil having screwed their own affiliates out of ransomware payments – by using double chats and a backdoor that let REvil operators hijack ransom payments – those affiliates took to the top Russian-language hacking forum to renew their demands for REvil to fork over...

Crystal Valley Farm Coop Hit with Ransomware

Crystal Valley, a Minnesota-based farm supply and grain marketing cooperative, has become the second U.S. agriculture business to be hit with a ransomware attack this week. The company released a statement about the attack on its website on Tuesday afternoon, but as of Wednesday afternoon, the si...

Feds Sanctions SUEX Cryptocurrency Exchange for Laundering Ransomware Payouts

In an unprecedented move, the federal government has sanctioned a cryptocurrency exchange for laundering ransom transactions for cybercriminals and helping them evade law-enforcement activity. As part of its continued hardline against ransomware attacks, the U.S. Department of Treasury has...

BlackMatter Ransomware Analysis; The Dark Side Returns

ARCHIVED STORY BlackMatter Ransomware Analysis; The Dark Side Returns By Alexandre Mundo and Marc Elias · September 22, 2021 BlackMatter is a new ransomware threat discovered at the end of July 2021. This malware started with a strong group of attacks and some advertising from its developers that...

BlackMatter Strikes Iowa Farmers Cooperative, Demands $5.9M Ransom

A ransomware group believed to be the latest incarnation of the infamous DarkSide cybergang is being blamed for taking out a farmers’ cooperative online network, with extortionists demanding $5.9 million in ransom. The group BlackMatter is credited for the attack on an Iowa collective of farmers...

Ransomware Gangs and the Name Game Distraction

Its nice when ransomware gangs have their bitcoin stolen, malware servers shut down, or are otherwise forced to disband. We hang on to these occasional victories because history tells us that most ransomware moneymaking collectives dont go away so much as reinvent themselves under a new name, wit...

2 new ransomware gangs Haron, BlackMatter appear after REvil, DarkSide

By Sudais Asif Currently, it is unclear if Haron and BlackMatter ransomware gangs have been started by now-defunct REvil and DarkSide ransomware operators. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 2 new ransomware gangs Haron, BlackMatter appear after REvil, DarkSide...

New Ransomware Gangs — Haron and BlackMatter — Emerge on Cybercrime Forums

Two new ransomware-as-service RaaS programs have appeared on the threat radar this month, with one group professing to be a successor to DarkSide and REvil, the two infamous ransomware syndicates that went off the grid following major attacks on Colonial Pipeline and Kaseya over the past few...