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The US government offers up to a $10,000,000 reward for information leading to the identification or arrest of DarkSide gang members. The US government wants to dismantle the DarkSide ransomware operation and its rebrands and it is offering up to a $10,000,000 reward for information leading to the identification or arrest of members of the gang […]
Continue ReadingColonial Pipeline discloses a data breach of the personal information of thousands of individuals after the ransomware attack that took place in May 2021. Colonial Pipeline has started notifying more than 5000 people that had their personal information compromised after a ransomware attack that took place in May. The Colonial Pipeline facility in Pelham, Alabama […]
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It’s 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 don’t go away so much as reinvent themselves under a new name, with new rules, targets and weaponry. Indeed, some […]
Continue ReadingResearchers found evidence that the DarkSide ransomware gang has rebranded as a new BlackMatter ransomware operation. BleepingComputer found evidence that after the clamorous Colonia Pipeline attack, the DarkSide ransomware gang has rebranded as a new BlackMatter ransomware operation. The experts analyzed encryption algorithms in a decryptor used by BlackMatter, which is actively attacking corporate entities. […]
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In bogus extortion emails sent to firms in the energy and food industries, threat actors impersonate the now-defunct DarkSide Ransomware campaign. The Darkside ransomware attack first hit business networks in August 2020, asking millions of dollars in exchange for a decryptor and a pledge not to reveal stolen data. Following the ransomware gang’s attack […]
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The U.S. Department of Justice said today it has recovered $2.3 million worth of Bitcoin that Colonial Pipeline paid to ransomware extortionists last month. The funds had been sent to DarkSide, a ransomware-as-a-service syndicate that disbanded after a May 14 farewell message to affiliates saying its Internet servers and cryptocurrency stash were seized by unknown […]
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Hacking group DarkSide, which was behind the recent ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline, operates in a much common way than people assume. It works in a franchise manner, in a way that independent hackers would get to use ransomware software, along with the name of DarkSide, as the aim was to steal money from the […]
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Security experts at London-based blockchain analytics firm Elliptic discovered the bitcoin wallet used by the ransomware group responsible for the Colonial Pipeline attack and the extortion amount received from victims. According to a report from blockchain analytics firm Elliptic, the ransomware gang Darkside received a ransom payment of 75 Bitcoin, or roughly $5 million, […]
Continue ReadingAfter DarkSide ransomware gang shut down operations, multiple affiliates have complained about not receiving the payments for successful breaches. The decision of the DarkSide ransomware gang to shut down operations is causing chaos among its network of affiliates, who have complained about not receiving the payments for their successful breaches. The affiliated are asking the […]
Continue ReadingResearchers from blockchain analysis firm Elliptic estimated that Darkside ransomware gang has made over $90 million from its attacks. Experts from blockchain analysis firm Elliptic estimated that the Darkside ransomware gang has earned over $90 million from ransom payments from its victims since October 2020. The researchers examined the Bitcoin wallets used by ransomware gang […]
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