U.S. Offers $15 Million Bounty to Hunt Down LockBit Ransomware Leaders
Feb 22, 2024NewsroomRansomware / Cybercrime
The U.S. State Department has announced monetary rewards of up to $15 million for information that could lead to the identification of key leaders within...
Authorities Claim LockBit Admin “LockBitSupp” Has Engaged with Law Enforcement
LockBitSupp, the individual(s) behind the persona representing the LockBit ransomware service on cybercrime forums such as Exploit and XSS, "has engaged with law enforcement," authorities said.
The development comes following...
The ransomware landscape changes as fewer victims decide to pay
A considerable drop in the median of ransom payments and several other circumstances are causing the ransomware landscape to change.
Fewer victims are choosing to pay their ransomware...
Another ransomware payment recovered by the Justice Department
The Justice Department announced it was able to forfeit ransomware payments made by health care organizations in Kansas and Colorado.
The Justice Department today announced a complaint filed in...
Elden Ring maker Bandai Namco hit by ransomware and data leaks
We take a look at a major ransomware attack impacting video game giant Bandai Namco, laced with the potential threat of data leakage.
It’s not been a great couple...
North Korean APT targets US healthcare sector with Maui ransomware
CISA warns of an unusual ransomware.
State-sponsored North Korean threat actors have been targeting the US Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) sector for the past year using the Maui...
AstraLocker 2.0 ransomware isn’t going to give you your files back
Through malice or carelessness, AstraLocker breaks the "circle of trust".
Reversing Labs reports that the latest verison of AstraLocker ransomware is engaged in a a so-called “smash and grab”...
Conti ransomware group’s pulse stops, but did it fake its own death?
The leak site essential to the operation of Conti ransomware has disappeared, but everything may not be as it appears.
The dark web leak site used by the notorious...
ALPHV squeezes victim with dedicated leak site for employees and customers
ALPHV, also known as BlackCat, created a leak site on the regular web, betting it can squeeze money out of victims faster than a dark web site.
Eyebrows were...
BlackBasta is the latest ransomware to target ESXi virtual machines on Linux
BlackBasta, a newish ransomware group that is somehow linked to Conti, has a new Linux variant of its malware that targets VMware ESXi virtual machines.
BlackBasta, an alleged subdivision...
