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Russian Hacker “Wazawaka” Indicted for Ransomware

| | Babuk ransomware, Boriselcin, HIVE Ransomware, LockBit ransomware, Mikhail Pavolovich Matveev, Ne'er-Do-Well News, Orange, RAMP, Uhodiransomwar, Wazawaka
A Russian man identified by KrebsOnSecurity in January 2022 as a prolific and vocal member of several top ransomware groups was the subject of two indictments unsealed by the Justice Department today ...
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Wazawaka responds.

Wazawaka Goes Waka Waka

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In January, KrebsOnSecurity examined clues left behind by "Wazawaka," the hacker handle chosen by a major ransomware criminal in the Russian-speaking cybercrime scene. Wazawaka has since "lost his mind" according to his ...
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Ransomware Gangs and the Name Game Distraction

Ransomware Gangs and the Name Game Distraction

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It's nice when ransomware gangs have their bitcoin stolen, malware servers shut down, or are otherwise forced to disband. We hang on to these occasional victories because history tells us that most ...
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