By now, it’s a familiar refrain, ransomware operators publishing documents after pinching them from a vulnerable company – this time the victim was a subsidiary of Germany’s Dussmann Group, a sprawling multiservice provider, and the attacker, Nefilim’s operators. The ransomware gang pinched files, including AutoCAD drawings, Word documents and accounting docs
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Shade ransomware gang gives up keys, apologizes to victims
The malicious actors behind Shade ransomware made an unusual announcement on GitHub, not only publishing all 750,000 decryptor keys for the malware but apologizing for their criminal actions. “We are the team which created a trojan-encryptor mostly known as Shade, Troldesh or Encoder.858. In fact, we stopped its distribution in the
Nemty comes up empty, as cyber gang ditches ransomware for newer encryptor
The cyber actors behind the Nemty ransomware-as-a-service operation are reportedly folding up shop as they concentrate their efforts on a newly launched malicious encryptor. The decision to shut down Nemty could leave some individuals in a lurch. As of April 14, the cybercriminals are giving victims one week to pay their
NYPD arrests ninth Methbot gang member
The New York City Police Department has arrested a ninth member of the Methbot click-fraud gang, according to court documents. Sergey Denisoff’s arrest comes one year after eight other Methbot members were charged and arrested. Denisoff was not named in the original court filing, but was named part of the group in an affidavit filed
