Tag: #dataextortion
For your information, the Silent Ransom Group (SRG) goes by other names namely UNC3573, Luna Moth as well as Chatty Spider. The former targets law firms by data theft followed by extortion instead of the classic encryption of valuable data. First it sends phishing emails to staff or makes phone calls to them. Since the […]
Ransomware is no longer only about locking systems and demanding payment to unlock them. A growing number of attacks now skip encryption altogether. Instead, attackers steal sensitive data and threaten to leak it unless the victim pays. This shift changes the risk for businesses. Even if you can restore your systems from backups, you may […]
Two Russian nationals have confessed to their roles in numerous LockBit ransomware attacks, which targeted victims in the United States and worldwide. The Justice Department announced on Thursday that Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov, a Russian national, and Mikhail Vasiliev, a dual Canadian/Russian national, were affiliates of LockBit’s ransomware-as-a-service operation. Affiliates like Vasiliev and Astamirov identified and breached […]