Ransomware News

The US Department of Justice filed a civil forfeiture complaint to claim over $24 million in cryptocurrency tied to Qakbot malware developer Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov.

Coinbase rejected a $20 million ransom demand after insiders leaked user data in a phishing scheme. The exchange expects up to $400 million in reimbursement and remediation costs.

Ransomware attackers still extorted more than $800 million from victims in 2024, data shows.

Ledger co-founder David Balland was kidnapped in France and safely released after police intervention. The incident involved a cryptocurrency ransom demand.

The United Kingdom has launched a consultation to explore a ban that would prevent operators of critical national infrastructure from paying ransomware cybercriminals.

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BlackCat ransomware is known for its advanced techniques and is often associated with programs that enable cybercriminals to launch attacks.

The US Department of Homeland Security reported that it has disrupted hundreds of ransom attacks since its formation in 2021.

Singapore police advised businesses against paying ransom to the bad actors in case of a compromise and asked them to report the incident to authorities immediately.

The U.S. FBI found that the Akira ransomware group has been targeting businesses and critical infrastructure entities in North America, Europe and Australia since March 2023.

Ransomware attacks resulted in over $1 billion in cryptocurrency payments in 2023 as criminals targeted high-profile institutions and infrastructure.

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SmokeLoader, RaccoonStealer (also known as RecordBreaker) and Vidar top the charts, according to BlackBerry’s list.

Attackers of this kind are supposedly “big game hunting” large-scale organizations with deep pockets to extract ”the most money possible” out of these firms.