Latest Extortion news

Clop ransomware gang begins extorting GoAnywhere zero-day victims

The Clop ransomware gang has begun extorting companies whose data was stolen using a zero-day vulnerability in the Fortra GoAnywhere MFT secure file-sharing solution.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 11, 2023
- 02:36 PM
- 0
Ransomware gang posts video of data stolen from Minneapolis schools

The Medusa ransomware gang is demanding a $1,000,000 ransom from the Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) district to delete data allegedly stolen in a ransomware attack.
- Bill Toulas
- March 08, 2023
- 12:37 PM
- 0
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- February 21, 2023
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Clop ransomware claims it breached 130 orgs using GoAnywhere zero-day

The Clop ransomware gang claims to be behind recent attacks that exploited a zero-day vulnerability in the GoAnywhere MFT secure file transfer tool, saying they stole data from over 130 organizations.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 10, 2023
- 03:15 PM
- 0
Former Ubiquiti dev pleads guilty to trying to extort his employer

Nickolas Sharp, a former Ubiquiti employee who managed the networking device maker's cloud team, pled guilty today to stealing gigabytes worth of files from Ubiquiti's network and trying to extort his employer while posing as an anonymous hacker and a whistleblower.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 02, 2023
- 02:01 PM
- 1
Riot Games receives ransom demand from hackers, refuses to pay

Riot Games says it will not pay a $10 million ransom demanded by attackers who stole League of Legends source code in last week's security breach.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 24, 2023
- 12:23 PM
- 3
Android and iOS apps with 15 million installs extort loan seekers

Over 280 Android and iOS apps on the Google Play and the Apple App stores trapped users in loan schemes with misleading terms and employed various methods to extort and harass borrowers.
- Bill Toulas
- November 30, 2022
- 08:00 AM
- 0
Trigona ransomware spotted in increasing attacks worldwide

A previously unnamed ransomware has rebranded under the name 'Trigona,' launching a new Tor negotiation site where they accept Monero as ransom payments.
- Lawrence Abrams
- November 29, 2022
- 05:57 PM
- 0
Donut extortion group also targets victims with ransomware

The Donut (D0nut) extortion group has been confirmed to deploy ransomware in double-extortion attacks on the enterprise.
- Lawrence Abrams
- November 22, 2022
- 03:53 PM
- 0
The Week in Ransomware - November 18th 2022 - Rising Operations

There have been some interesting developments in ransomware this week, with the arrest of a cybercrime ring leader and reports shedding light on two new, but up-and-coming, ransomware operations.
- Lawrence Abrams
- November 18, 2022
- 05:13 PM
- 0
Previously unidentified ARCrypter ransomware expands worldwide

A previously unknown 'ARCrypter' ransomware that compromised key organizations in Latin America is now expanding its attacks worldwide.
- Bill Toulas
- November 17, 2022
- 03:07 PM
- 1
FBI: Hive ransomware extorted $100M from over 1,300 victims

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said today that the notorious Hive ransomware gang has successfully extorted roughly $100 million from over a thousand companies since June 2021.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 17, 2022
- 02:46 PM
- 0
New extortion scam threatens to damage sites’ reputation, leak data

An active extortion scam is targeting website owners and admins worldwide, claiming to have hacked their servers and demanding $2,500 not to leak data.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 12, 2022
- 11:10 AM
- 0
The Week in Ransomware - October 28th 2022 - Healthcare leaks

This week, we learned of healthcare data leaks out of Australia, information about existing attacks, and reports on how ransomware gangs operate and partner with malware developers for initial access.
- Lawrence Abrams
- October 28, 2022
- 04:08 PM
- 0
Pendragon car dealer refuses $60 million LockBit ransomware demand

Pendragon Group, with more than 200 car dealerships in the U.K., was breached in a cyberattack from the LockBit ransomware gang, who allegedly demanded $60 million to decrypt files and not leak them.
- Bill Toulas
- October 24, 2022
- 10:51 AM
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TommyLeaks and SchoolBoys: Two sides of the same ransomware gang

Two new extortion gangs named 'TommyLeaks' and 'SchoolBoys' are targeting companies worldwide. However, there is a catch — they are both the same ransomware gang.
- Lawrence Abrams
- October 22, 2022
- 11:12 AM
- 0
ADATA denies RansomHouse cyberattack, says leaked data from 2021 breach

Taiwanese chip maker ADATA denies claims of a RansomHouse cyberattack after the threat actors began posting the company's stolen files on their data leak site.
- Lawrence Abrams
- October 08, 2022
- 11:18 AM
- 0
Police arrest teen for using leaked Optus data to extort victims

The AFP (Australian Federal Police) have arrested a 19-year-old man in Sydney and charged him for allegedly using leaked Optus customer data for extortion.
- Bill Toulas
- October 06, 2022
- 02:44 AM
- 2
The Week in Ransomware - September 30th 2022 - Emerging from the Shadows

This week's news primarily revolves around LockBit, BlackMatter, and the rising enterprise-targeting Royal ransomware operation.
- Lawrence Abrams
- September 30, 2022
- 04:48 PM
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Damart clothing store hit by Hive ransomware, $2 million demanded

Damart, a French clothing company with over 130 stores across the world, is being extorted for $2 million after a cyberattack from the Hive ransomware gang.
- Bill Toulas
- September 02, 2022
- 12:25 PM
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