Russians plead guilty to involvement in LockBit ransomware attacks
Two Russian individuals admitted to participating in many LockBit ransomware attacks, which targeted victims worldwide and across the United States.…
The Not-So-Secret Network Access Broker x999xx
Most accomplished cybercriminals go out of their way to separate their real names from their hacker handles. But among certain…
FBI recovers 7,000 LockBit keys, urges ransomware victims to reach out
The FBI urges past victims of LockBit ransomware attacks to come forward after revealing that it has obtained over 7,000…
LockBit says they stole data in London Drugs ransomware attack
Today, the LockBit ransomware gang claimed they were behind the April cyberattack on Canadian pharmacy chain London Drugs and is…
Suspected LockBit ransomware affiliate arrested, charged in US
Russian national Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov was arrested in Arizona and charged by the U.S. Justice Department for allegedly deploying LockBit…
The Week in Ransomware – May 19th 2023 – A Shifting Landscape
In the ever-shifting ransomware landscape, we saw new ransomware gangs emerge, threat actors return from a long absence, operations shifting…
Russian Hacker “Wazawaka” Indicted for Ransomware
A Russian man identified by KrebsOnSecurity in January 2022 as a prolific and vocal member of several top ransomware groups…
Russian ransomware affiliate charged with attacks on critical infrastructure
The U.S. Justice Department has filed charges against a Russian citizen named Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev (also known as Wazawaka or…
The Week in Ransomware – August 26th 2022 – Fighting back
We saw a bit of ransomware drama this week, mostly centered around LockBit, who saw their data leak sites taken…
The Week in Ransomware – February 18th 2022 – Mergers & Acquisitions
The big news this week is that the Conti ransomware gang has recruited the core developers and managers of the…