A multi-country effort has given ransomware gang REvil a taste of its own medicine by pwning its backups and pushing its leak site and Tor payment site offline. The REvil…
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Multiple governments involved in coordinated takedown of REvil ransomware group: Reuters
Cybersecurity experts have told Reuters that law enforcement officials from multiple countries were involved in the disruption of the REvil ransomware gang, which went dark for the second time on…
Gigabyte Allegedly Hit by AvosLocker Ransomware
If AvosLocker stole Gigabyte’s master keys, threat actors could force hardware to download fake drivers or BIOS updates in a supply-chain attack a la SolarWinds. The AvosLocker ransomware gang is…
Acer Hit Twice in One Week by the Same Hacker
Threat actors identified as ‘Desorden’ claimed they had hacked Acer India’s computers and stolen data, including client information. What Happened? Acer reacted in a press release saying this was an…
REvil ransomware gang goes dark after its Tor sites are hacked
In July 2021 the REvil ransomware group vanished due to mounting US pressure after the Kaseya attack. However, the group was back in September 2021 by carrying out extortion-based DDoS…
CISA says BlackMatter ransomware group behind recent attacks on agriculture companies
CISA, the FBI and NSA officially implicated the BlackMatter ransomware group in the recent attacks on two agriculture companies, confirming the assessments of some security researchers who said the gang…
REvil ransomware operators claim group is ending activity again, victim leak blog now offline
Cybercriminals claiming to be part of the REvil ransomware group have alleged that the gang is closing shop after the group lost control of vital infrastructure and had internal disputes. …
REvil Ransomware’s Tor Sites Were Hijacked
REvil/Sodinokibi is highly evasive and upgraded ransomware, which uses a special social engineering move, as the ones who spread it will threaten to double the ransom if not paid within…
Acer Data Breach Impacts the Company’s Indian Systems
An Acer data breach on the company’s Indian after-sales services has been confirmed by the Taiwan-based multinational hardware and electronics enterprise. Who Is Behind the Acer Data Breach? According to…
Acer Confirms Second Security Breach
Acer Confirms Second Security Breach Another cybersecurity breach has occurred at Taiwanese computer manufacturer Acer. Earlier this year, the company suffered a $50m ransomware extortion attempt after falling prey to the REvil ransomware…