Category: REvil

Suspicions of Russian Involvement After Hackers Threaten to Release Huge Troves of Personal Data in 24 Hours

November 7, 2022
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Australians are on high alert after a hacking syndicate threatened to release the personal details of nearly 10 million individuals following a major data breach of the country’s largest private health insurer Medibank. The threat, which cyber security specialist groups Malware Hunter Team, CyberThint, and CyberKnow reposted on Twitter, was alleged to have been posted on the…

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Russia’s Ransomware Takedown: Political Concession or Political Theater?

January 20, 2022
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News Analysis When President Joe Biden took office last year, ransomware was near the top of his list of issues to deal with when it comes to Russia. And for good reason. For years, the U.S. government has accused the Kremlin of allowing ransomware hackers to operate in Russia with impunity—resulting in major attacks on…

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FBI Stonewalling Congress on Kaseya Ransomware Investigation

November 16, 2021
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Lawmakers have received scant information from the FBI about a recent ransomware investigation, with top bureau officials offering few answers about decisions that cost U.S. businesses millions of dollars and produced questionable results. During a Nov. 16 House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on ransomware, the FBI was questioned about its handling of the July ransomware…

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