2012 Cryptocurrency Ransomware 
Krebs on Security
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
But not long after KrebsOnSecurity reported in April that Shefel/Rescator also was behind the theft of Social Security and tax information from a majority of South Carolina residents in 2012, Mr. Shefel began contacting this author with the pretense of setting the record straight on his alleged criminal hacking activities.
Krebs on Security
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
One of the alleged hackers was first profiled here in 2012 as the owner of a Chinese antivirus firm. ” The government alleges the group monetized its illicit access by deploying ransomware and “ cryptojacking ” tools (using compromised systems to mine cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin). Image: FBI.
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Krebs on Security
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
The government also indicted and sanctioned a top Russian cybercriminal known as Taleon , whose cryptocurrency exchange Cryptex has evolved into one of Russia’s most active money laundering networks. A 2016 screen shot of the Joker’s Stash homepage. The links have been redacted. A screenshot of a website reviewing PM2BTC.
CyberSecurity Insiders
JULY 21, 2021
Oil Company Saudi Aramco that produces oil and fossil fuel through drilling technologies has confirmed that a ransomware group infiltrated the servers of one of its contractors last month and got hold of over 1TB data that is now on the dark web for sale. Note- Usually, a ransomware gang encrypts data until a ransom is paid.
Security Affairs
JUNE 18, 2024
Over the last few years, ransomware attacks have become one of the most prevalent and expensive forms of cybercrime. Today, this tactic has evolved, where ransomware operators in nearly every case first exfiltrate sensitive data and then threaten to publicly expose it if a ransom demand is not paid.
SecureList
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
More than 90,000 users experienced ransomware attacks. Nearly 18% of all victims published on ransomware gangs’ data leak sites (DLSs) had been hit by RansomHub. According to the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), this individual also was behind the infamous Reveton ransomware Trojan spread in 2012 — 2014.
Krebs on Security
APRIL 7, 2022
and Germany moved to decapitate “ Hydra ,” a billion-dollar Russian darknet drug bazaar that also helped to launder the profits of multiple Russian ransomware groups. That amount included roughly $8 million in ransomware proceeds laundered through Hydra on behalf of multiple ransomware groups, including Ryuk and Conti.
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