While the headlines blare about REvil offering to decrypt all victims of the Kaseya attack if they are paid $70 million, some companies have apparently already taken to individual negotiations with the threat actors. Over on SuspectFile, Marco A. De Felice is careful not to name the victim, but describes one such set of negotiatons…
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Moroccan hacker Dr HeX arrested for phishing attacks, malware distribution
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Moroccan authorities arrested a suspect known in underground hacking circles as “Dr HeX” on accusations of orchestrating a 12-year-old cybercrime spree that included website defacements, phishing attacks, and malware distribution, Interpol announced today. The arrest took place in May this year and was announced today as part of Interpol’s Operation Lyrebird. In a blog…
Cn: Three more internet firms scrutinized amid rising data security concern
Li Qiaoyi and Zhang Hongpei report: China’s cyberspace regulator on Monday put three more internet platforms under scrutiny, three days after it announced a review of cybersecurity into the country’s top ride-hailing platform Didi Chuxing, indicating the country’s resolve to clamp down on data breaches and misuse as part of a broader move to protect…
Pk: Sindh High Court Website Hacked By Indian Hackers
Usman Aslam reports: In recent news, the official website of the Sindh High Court was hacked by a group of hackers known as the ‘Indian Cyber Troops’. The hackers had claimed the website on Sunday before it was recovered. In regards to this hacking, the officials of the SHC did not place a comment at…
AL: No data compromised in ransomware attack against electric cooperative
WTVY reports: While a ransomware attack was launched against Wiregrass Electric Cooperative this weekend, officials have verified that no data have been compromised. “We at Wiregrass Electric Cooperative hold member information in the highest regard, and we always do everything we can to protect our members’ information,” says Brad Kimbro, WEC’s chief operating officer. “We…
Sodinokibi hackers demand $70 mln to restore data held by companies hit in Kaseya cyberattack
Raphael Satter reports: Hackers suspected to be behind a mass extortion attack that affected hundreds of companies worldwide late on Sunday demanded $70 million to restore the data they are holding ransom, according to a posting on a dark web site. The demand was posted on a blog typically used by the REvil cybercrime gang,…