Pierluigi Paganini
January 15, 2022
A senior Biden administration official said that the one of the Russian hacker arrested by FSB was behind the Colonial Pipeline attack. Yesterday, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) announced to have dismantled the REvil ransomware operation and arrested 14 alleged members of the gang. The group that is behind a long string of attacks […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 22, 2021
Darkside and BlackMatter ransomware operators have moved a large amount of their Bitcoin reserves after the recent shutdown of REvil’s infrastructure. The gangs behind the Darkside and BlackMatter ransomware operations have moved 107 BTC ($6.8 million) after the news of the recent shutdown of REvil’s infrastructure by law enforcement agencies. “The ransomware group REvil was […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 13, 2021
American clothing brand and retailer Guess discloses a data breach after the February ransomware attack and is notifying the affected customers. In February, American fashion brand Guess was hit by a ransomware attack, now the company is disclosing a data breach and is notifying affected customers. The attack was likely carried out by the DarkSide ransomware gang […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 08, 2021
US officials announced to have recovered most of the $4.3 million ransom that Colonial Pipeline paid to the DarkSide ransomware gang last month. During a video press conference, US officials announced to have recovered most of the $4.3 million ransomware that Colonial Pipeline paid to the DarkSide ransomware gang. The Colonial Pipeline facility in Pelham, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 19, 2021
Researchers from blockchain analysis firm Elliptic estimated that Darkside ransomware gang has made over $90 million from its attacks. Experts from blockchain analysis firm Elliptic estimated that the Darkside ransomware gang has earned over $90 million from ransom payments from its victims since October 2020. The researchers examined the Bitcoin wallets used by ransomware gang […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 14, 2021
The operators of the Darkside ransomware announced that they have lost control of their infrastructure and part of the funds the gang obtained from the victims. Darkside ransomware operators say they have lost control of their servers and funds resulting from their extortion activity, the funds were transferred to an unknown wallet. “The funds, which […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 14, 2021
DarkSide demanded a $5 million ransom to Colonial Pipeline, which has quickly recovered operations, did it pay? The Colonial Pipeline facility in Pelham, Alabama, was hit by a cybersecurity attack on Friday and its operators were forced to shut down its systems. The pipeline allows carrying 2.5 million barrels of refined gasoline and jet fuel […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 13, 2021
FBI and DHS’s CISA have published a joint alert on DarkSide ransomware activity after the disruptive attack on Colonial Pipeline. FBI and DHS’s CISA have published a joint alert to warn of ransomware attacks conducted by the DarkSide group. The alert comes after the disruptive attack that hit Colonial Pipeline that caused chaos and disruption. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 10, 2021
The U.S. FBI confirmed that the attack against the Colonial Pipeline over the weekend was launched by the Darkside ransomware gang. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed that the Colonial Pipeline was shut down due to a cyber attack carried out by the Darkside ransomware gang. “The FBI confirms that the Darkside ransomware is […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 05, 2021
US managed service provider CompuCom was the victim of a cyberattack that partially disrupted its operations, experts believe it was a ransomware attack. US managed service provider CompuCom was the victim of a cyberattack that partially disrupted its services and some of its operations. Even if the company initially did not provide technical details about […]
