REvil Ransom Arrest, $6M Seizure, and $10M Reward

REvil Ransom Arrest, $6M Seizure, and $10M Reward

The U.S. Department of Justice said today it arrested a Ukrainian man who deployed ransomware on behalf of the REvil ransomware gang, a Russian cybercriminal collective that has extorted hundreds of millions ...
Conti Ransom Gang Starts Selling Access to Victims

Conti Ransom Gang Starts Selling Access to Victims

The Conti ransomware affiliate program appears to have altered its business plan recently. Organizations infected with Conti's malware who refuse to negotiate a ransom payment are added to Conti's victim shaming blog, ...

Extra, Extra, VERT Reads All About It: Cybersecurity News for the week of September 27, 2021

All of us at Tripwire’s Vulnerability Exposure and Research Team (VERT) are constantly reviewing the news for interesting stories and developments in the cybersecurity world. Here’s what stood out to us during ...

Secret backdoor allegedly lets the REvil ransomware gang scam its own affiliates

REvil is one of the most notorious ransomware groups in the world. Also known as Sodin and Sodinokibi, REvil has made a name for itself extorting large amounts of money from businesses, ...
What is Driving the Surge of Ransomware Attacks?

What is Driving the Surge of Ransomware Attacks?

Some major ransomware attacks have dominated the headlines recently. Back in the beginning of May, for instance, the Colonial Pipeline Company suspended its daily transportation of 100 million gallons of fuel between ...
Busted: Taking Down Ransomware Attackers

Busted: Taking Down Ransomware Attackers

Ransomware has been big news this year. In March, the REvil/Sodinokibi ransomware gang infected Acer and demanded $50 million—the highest ransom demand from any ransomware group up to that point. That same ...
Webinar: REvil Ransomware - Pick Your Path

Webinar: REvil Ransomware – Pick Your Path

Today's ransomware actors are operating to devastating effect as evidenced by the Colonial Pipeline and JBS attacks, showing that a successful attack can disrupt any business ...
Three Ransomware Attacks that Upped the Ante

Three Ransomware Attacks that Upped the Ante

Concern surrounding ransomware attacks is high in the security industry. In our recent global research report titled Ransomware: The True Cost to Business, we found that 81% of the 1,200+ cybersecurity professionals ...
4th of July Ransomware Attack

Ransomware is the New-age Atomic Bomb

Ransomware can start cyber warfare! This is why. What if you can’t drive to your office because the traffic lights are red everywhere? You were to travel somewhere but you can’t take ...