The threat actors known as DarkSide claim to have attacked Toshiba.fr, acquiring 740 GB of data. Benoit Overstraeten and Makiko Yamazaki report: A Toshiba Corp unit said it was hacked by the DarkSide ransomware group, overshadowing an announcement of a strategic review for the Japanese conglomerate under pressure from activist shareholders to seek out suitors….
Category: Malware
Chemical distributor pays $4.4 million to DarkSide ransomware
Another report by Lawrence Abrams today: Chemical distribution company Brenntag paid a $4.4 million ransom in Bitcoin to the DarkSide ransomware gang to receive a decryptor for encrypted files and prevent the threat actors from publicly leaking stolen data. Brenntag is a world-leading chemical distribution company headquartered in Germany but with over 17,000 employees worldwide…
Meet Lorenz — A new ransomware gang targeting the enterprise
Lawrence Abrams reports: A new ransomware operation known as Lorenz targets organizations worldwide with customized attacks demanding hundreds of thousands of dollars in ransoms. The Lorenz ransomware gang began operating last month and has since amassed a growing list of victims whose stolen data has been published on a ransomware data leak site. Michael Gillespie…
Gary, Indiana targeted by ransomware attack
Riley Chloe reports that Gary, Indiana is trying to recover from a ransomware attack. All of its servers are now being restored and rebuilt. The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security were both alerted and a city spokesperson says they’re still investigating if anyone’s personal information was stolen. “If we discover that any information…
De: Hackers attack Energy Hamburg Radio
The announcement from Energy Hamburg radio was as follows: On Tuesday evening (May 11, 2021), hackers attacked ENERGY Hamburg and brought important IT areas to a standstill. Since then, our national ENERGY program can be heard on the Hamburg FM frequency of 97.1 MHz, the local DAB+ multiplex and the webcast. It is not yet…
Negotiations fail, threat actors dump more data from Metropolitan Police D.C.
This morning’s routine check of leak sites discovered a listing on Babuk threat actors’ leak site that many people have probably dreaded. The message under the shield says: “The negotiations reached a dead end, the amount we were offered does not suit us, we are posting 20 more personal files on officers, you can download…