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BlackMatter rises from the ashes of notorious cybercrime gangs to pose new ransomware threat

The State of Security

A new ransomware gang that calls itself BlackMatter has launched itself on the dark web, and is actively attempting to recruit criminal partners and affiliates to attack large organisations in the United States, UK, Canada, and Australia.

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Ransomware Negotiation Hijacked

SecureWorld News

Ransomware negotiations interrupted by 'unauthorized access'. Negotiations between New Cooperative, an Iowa-based grain co-op, and the Russian ransomware gang BlackMatter took an unexpected turn. And security researchers took notice. We bet the BlackMatter group didn't see the following responses coming.