The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged a 22-year-old Ukrainian citizen linked to the REvil ransomware gang for orchestrating the July ransomware attack against U.S. technology firm Kaseya. It has also seized more than $6 million in ransom tied to another member of the notorious ransomware group. During a news conference on Monday, U.S. […]
Bridging the gap: What CISOs must do to get the C-suite on their side
Every CISO must face a cold, hard fact: You might not have a seat at the boardroom table or the executive leadership team meeting.
FBI, others crush REvil using ransomware gang’s favorite tactic against it
Multi-nation operation succeeds as gang member makes critical mistake.
Olympus US hack tied to sanctioned Russian ransomware group
An “ongoing” cyberattack against the Japanese technology giant Olympus was caused by a Russian ransomware group sanctioned by the U.S. government, according to two people with knowledge of the incident. A new malware variant known as Macaw was used in the attack that began on October 10, which encrypted Olympus’ systems in the U.S., Canada […]
CISA, NSA, FBI say BlackMatter ransomware group is targeting the US food industry
A joint advisory issued by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National Security Agency (NSA) has warned that the BlackMatter ransomware group has targeted “multiple” organizations deemed critical infrastructure, including two organizations in the U.S. food and agriculture sector. The agencies did not name did not name […]
Twitch takedown: Is extortion the new ransomware?
The nature of the Twitch attack and the shift toward extortion rather than demanding ransoms is serious and significant.
DOJ will sue federal contractors that hide cyberattacks and breaches
The U.S. Department of Justice has said it will launch civil legal action against federal contractors if they fail to report cyberattacks or data breaches. The Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative, introduced by Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco this week, will leverage the existing False Claims Act (FCA) to “pursue cybersecurity-related fraud by government contractors and […]
Russia arrests cybersecurity expert on treason charge
Ilya Sachkov is founder of Group-IB, which specializes in ransomware attack prevention.
“夏休み”を経て活発化するランサムウェア攻撃、ハッカー集団との戦いは長期戦になる
2021年に入って活発化していたランサムウェア攻撃。企業や組織などのシステムを停止させてデータを暗号化し、解除のための“身代金”を要求する一連の事件が、“夏休み”のような小康状態を経て再び活発になってきた。専門家たちは活動再開を体制再構築に必要な「必然」としたうえで、ランサムウェア攻撃との戦いが長期戦になると指摘している。
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New Treasury sanctions take aim at blocking ransomware groups from cashing out
The U.S. Treasury is wading into the fight against ransomware by sanctioning virtual cryptocurrency exchange Suex for its role in facilitating ransomware payments. The sanctions are the first of its kind against a cryptocurrency exchange, and prohibit Americans from doing business with the company. It’s the latest action as part of a U.S. government-wide effort […]