Latest Ransom Demand news

Ransomware payments reached record $1.1 billion in 2023

Ransomware payments in 2023 soared above $1.1 billion for the first time, shattering previous records and reversing the decline seen in 2022, marking the year as an exceptionally profitable period for ransomware gangs.
- Bill Toulas
- February 07, 2024
- 09:00 AM
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- February 21, 2023
- 10:04 AM
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New 0mega ransomware targets businesses in double-extortion attacks

A new ransomware operation named '0mega' targets organizations worldwide in double-extortion attacks and demands millions of dollars in ransoms.
- Lawrence Abrams
- July 08, 2022
- 03:22 PM
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Ransomware gang wanted $40 million in Florida schools cyberattack

Fueled by large payments from victims, ransomware gangs have started to demand ridiculous ransoms from organizations that can not afford them. An example of this is a recently revealed ransomware attack on the Broward County Public Schools district where threat actors demanded a $40,000,000 payment.
- Lawrence Abrams
- April 02, 2021
- 07:03 AM
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La Porte County Pays $130,000 Ransom To Ryuk Ransomware

Another public administration in the U.S. surrenders cybercriminal demands as La Porte County, Indiana, pays $130,000 to recover data on computer systems impacted by ransomware.
- Ionut Ilascu
- July 14, 2019
- 02:05 PM
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Over 12,000 MongoDB Databases Deleted by Unistellar Attackers

Over 12,000 unsecured MongoDB databases have been deleted over the last three weeks, with only a message left behind asking the owners of the databases to contact the cyber-extortionists to have the data restored.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 17, 2019
- 08:37 AM
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New Scam Holds YouTube Channels for Ransom

Scammers are abusing the YouTube policy violation system by filing fake copyright infringements against content creators until their channel is close to being suspended. These scammers then hold the channel ransom by telling YouTubers to send a payment or they will file another copyright infringement to have the channel suspended.
- Lawrence Abrams
- February 02, 2019
- 10:00 AM
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Hacker Say They Compromised ProtonMail. ProtonMail Says It's BS.

A person or group claiming to have hacked ProtonMail and stolen "significant" amounts of data has posted a lengthy ransom demand with some wild claims to an anonymous Pastebin. ProtonMail states it's complete BS.
- Lawrence Abrams
- November 16, 2018
- 09:23 AM
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Mongo Lock Attack Ransoming Deleted MongoDB Databases

An attack called Mongo Lock is targeting remotely accessible and unprotected MongoDB databases, wiping them, and then demanding a ransom in order to get the contents back.
- Lawrence Abrams
- September 11, 2018
- 11:08 AM
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Shipping Firm Avoids Customer Data Dump in Last Year's Hack & Ransom Incident

UK-based shipping company Clarkson PLC (or Clarksons) has revealed more details about a security breach that took place last year, and during which hackers threatened to release some of the company's data online if it didn't pay a ransom demand.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- July 31, 2018
- 11:55 AM
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Europol Dismantles One of the Internet's Oldest Hacker Groups

Europol, French, UK, and Thai police arrested eight people they suspect to have been involved or to have been part of a notorious hacker group known as Rex Mundi (Latin for "King of the World").
- Catalin Cimpanu
- June 15, 2018
- 06:56 PM
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DDoSer Who Terrorized German and UK Firms Gets Off Without Jail Time

A German hacker who launched DDoS attacks and tried to extort ransom payments from German and UK firms was sentenced last month to one year and ten months of probation.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- May 07, 2018
- 01:30 AM
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Power Company in India Hacked and Billing Data Ransomed for 10 Million Rupees

Last week hackers gained access to the computer systems of the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) power company in India and stole the billing data of their customers. In order to get the data back, the attackers are demanding 1 RS Core, or 10 million Rupess, for the stolen data. This is equivalent to approximately $150,000 USD
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 29, 2018
- 02:39 PM
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Marriage Agency Executive Sentenced for DDoS Extortion Scheme

Ukrainian authorities have sentenced two individuals —a man and a woman— to five years suspended sentences for launching DDoS attacks and running a DDoS extortion scheme.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 07, 2018
- 01:13 PM
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Some Memcached DDoS Attackers Are Asking for a Ransom Demand in Monero

DDoS extortionists have already pounced on the Memcached DDoS attack vector in attempts to extract payments from attacked companies.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 02, 2018
- 07:34 PM
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2% of Amazon S3 Public Buckets Aren't Write-Protected, Exposed to Ransom Attacks

New research published on Monday reveals that 5.8% of all Amazon S3 buckets are publicly readable, while 2% are publicly writeable —with the latter allowing anyone to add, edit, or delete data, and even hold a victim's data for ransom.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- February 28, 2018
- 06:06 AM
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Amazon AWS Servers Might Soon Be Held for Ransom, Similar to MongoDB

Amazon AWS S3 cloud storage servers might soon fall victims to ransom attacks, similar to how hacker groups held tens of thousands of MongoDB databases for ransom throughout 2017.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- February 21, 2018
- 12:46 AM
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California Voter Database Exposed Online (Again), Held for Ransom (Again)

For the second time in two months, the voter registration information of over 19 million Californians was leaked online via an unsecured MongoDB database, which was later held for ransom by hackers.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- February 08, 2018
- 04:37 PM
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Chinese Man Arrested for Hacking and Demanding Ransom from Travel Agencies

It took Chinese police only four days to arrest a hacker they believe breached the servers of two Hong Kong travel agencies, stole their data, and then asked for a ransom in Bitcoin.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- January 10, 2018
- 08:58 AM
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California Voter Database Compromised in MongoDB Incident

The details of over 19 million California voters were left exposed online in an unsecured MongoDB database and were later held for ransom, according to researchers from the Kromtech Security Center.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- December 15, 2017
- 10:55 AM
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