Ransomware Negotiator Pleads Guilty to BlackCat Scheme
A cautionary tale illustrates why the person negotiating should never be involved with any part of the ransom payment process.
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A cautionary tale illustrates why the person negotiating should never be involved with any part of the ransom payment process.
Two US citizens pleaded guilty to working as ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware affiliates in 2023, and both were previously employed by prominent security firms.
RansomHub, which is speculated to have some connection to ALPHV, has stolen 4TB of sensitive data from the beleaguered healthcare company.
Feds are offering cash for information to help them crack down on the ransomware-as-a-service group's cyberattacks against US critical infrastructure.
Law enforcement action hasn't eradicated ransomware groups, but it has shaken up the cyber underground and sown distrust among thieves.
MacOS data exfiltration malware poses as an update for Visual Studio code editor.
Ransomware group tries to claw back operations following FBI disruption, and lifts a previous ban on attacks against critical infrastructure in retaliation.
Dark Web chatter indicates that Scattered Spider worked with the FBI to take down the BlackCat/ALPHV operation.
Threat intel sources confirm the ransomware group's site has been shuttered by law enforcement.
Threat intel sources confirm the ransomware group's site has been shuttered by law enforcement.
BlackCat/ALPHV claims it has had access to the payments technology vendor's systems since September, and threatens follow-on attacks on its customer Roblox.
Ransomware group BlackCat/ALPHV files SEC complaint against its latest victim, putting an audacious new twist on cyber extortion tactics.
ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware operators have used their leak site to "set the record straight" about the MGM Resorts cyberattack. Meanwhile, more attacks abusing Okta could be likely.
The cybercrime group has given its backdoor malware a facelift in an attempt to evade detection, making some bug fixes and setting itself up to deliver its latest crimeware toy, BlackCat.
BlackCat ransomware operators reportedly stole the sensitive data.
Company refutes BlackCat claims, saying it still controls digital signature infrastructure.
The ransomware group adds in personal insults to ratchet up pressure on Western Digital threat hunters.
Using its "Exmatter" tool to corrupt rather than encrypt files signals a new direction for financially motivated cybercrime activity, researchers say.
A sweeping effort to prevent a raft of targeted cybercrime groups from posting ransomware victims' data publicly is hampering their operations, causing outages.
A relative newcomer to the ransomware scene, the BlackCat group quickly gained notoriety and may be associated with other APT groups like Conti and DarkSide.