June 11, 2021

Relentless REvil, revealed: RaaS as variable as the criminals who use it

No two criminal groups deploy the ransomware-as-a-service, also known as Sodinokibi, in exactly the same way

SophosLabs UncutThreat Research

September 28, 2020

REvil ransomware crew dangles $1,000,000 cybercrime carrot

When a company pays a multimillion dollar ransomware blackmail demand, where do you think the money goes?

Naked Security

August 04, 2020

GandCrab ransomware hacker arrested in Belarus

Suspect is alleged to have extorted more than 1000 people, mostly in India, US, Ukraine, UK, Germany, France, Italy and Russia.

Naked Security

June 26, 2020

REvil gang threaten to auction celebrity data from Mariah Carey, Lebron James, MTV and more

The ransomware gang is threatening to auction celebrities' legal documents stolen from the law firm it paralyzed in May.

Naked Security

May 11, 2020

Celebrity personal data taken in ransomware attack

Ransomware crooks are apparently threatening to dump personal data for a long list of celebs including Lady Gaga, Madonna, Nicki Minaj and more.

Naked Security

March 23, 2020

Stolen data of company that refused REvil ransom payment now on sale

A comment from one buyer of data purportedly from Brooks International: "It even has credit card number & a password. lol !!"

Naked Security

January 08, 2020

REvil ransomware exploiting VPN flaws made public last April

Researchers report flaws, vendors issue patches, organisations apply them - and everyone lives happily ever after. Right? Wrong!

Naked Security

November 15, 2019

How ransomware attacks

A new report reveals what defenders should know about the most prevalent and persistent malware families.

Naked Security

October 16, 2019

Pitney Bowes and Groupe M6 join ransomware’s victim list

Two more large organisations find themselves struggling after a ransomware attack...

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