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Feds Seize LockBit Ransomware Websites, Offer Decryption Tools, Troll Affiliates

Krebs on Security

authorities have seized the darknet websites run by LockBit , a prolific and destructive ransomware group that has claimed more than 2,000 victims worldwide and extorted over $120 million in payments. First surfacing in September 2019, the gang is estimated to have made hundreds of millions of U.S. Ivan Gennadievich Kondratyev , a.k.a.

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Experts link Raspberry Robin Malware to Evil Corp cybercrime gang

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Researchers attribute the Raspberry Robin malware to the Russian cybercrime group known as Evil Corp group. IBM Security X-Force researchers discovered similarities between a component used in the Raspberry Robin malware and a Dridex malware loader, which was part of the malicious operations of the cybercrime gang Evil Corp.

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As of May 2024, Black Basta ransomware affiliates hacked over 500 organizations worldwide

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Black Basta ransomware affiliates have breached over 500 organizations between April 2022 and May 2024, FBI and CISA reported. The FBI, CISA, HHS, and MS-ISAC have issued a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) regarding the Black Basta ransomware activity as part of the StopRansomware initiative. The average ransom payment was $1.2

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BlackByte ransomware group hit Asahi Group Holdings, a precision metal manufacturing and metal solution provider

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The BlackByte ransomware group claims to have compromised Asahi Group Holdings, a precision metal manufacturing and metal solution provider. The BlackByte ransomware group claims to have stolen gigabytes of documents from Asahi Group Holdings, including financial and sales reports. Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. Pierluigi Paganini.

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US agricultural machinery manufacturer AGCO suffered a ransomware attack

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The American agricultural machinery manufacturer AGCO announced that has suffered a ransomware attack that impacted its production facilities. AGCO, one of the most important agricultural machinery manufacturers, announced that a ransomware attack impacted some of its production facilities. ” . .

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The source code of Zeppelin Ransomware sold on a hacking forum

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A threat actor announced the sale of the source code and a cracked version of the Zeppelin ransomware builder for $500. Researchers from cybersecurity firm KELA reported that a threat actor announced on a cybercrime forum the sale of the source code and a cracked version of the Zeppelin ransomware builder for $500.

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LockBit gang demands a $70 million ransom to the semiconductor manufacturing giant TSMC

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The LockBit ransomware gang claims to have hacked Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). The LockBit ransomware group this week claimed to have hacked the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company ( TSMC ) and $70 million ransom. TSMC) factories , the plants where Apple was producing its devices.