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Ukrainian police arrested Ransomware gang behind attacks on 50 companies

Security Affairs

The group was also carrying out DDoS attacks to paralyze the networks of the victims and force them to pay the ransom. The gang was also providing VPN-like services used by other cybercriminal organizations to carry out malicious activities used to deliver malware to the target organization. Source SSU.

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Ransomware world in 2021: who, how and why

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Botnet owners (botmasters) sell access to the victim machines in bulk as a resource that can be monetized in many ways, such as organizing DDoS attacks, distributing spam or, in the case of ransomware, by piggybacking on this initial infection to get a foothold in a potential target. Access sellers.

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Group-IB Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2020/2021 report

Security Affairs

Group-IB’s report Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2020/2021 examines various aspects of cybercrime industry operations and predicts changes to the threat landscape for various sectors, namely the financial industry, telecommunications, retail, manufacturing, and the energy sector. Threat actors have also set a new record in DDoS attack power: 2.3

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