Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

According to the press release published by the Department of State , the Lockbit ransomware operators carried out over 2,000 attacks against victims worldwide since January 2020. The NCA will reach out to victims based in the UK in the coming days and weeks, providing support to help them recover encrypted data.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Today, additional criminal charges against Kondratyev were unsealed in the Northern District of California related to his deployment in 2020 of ransomware against a victim located in California.” The NCA will reach out to victims based in the UK in the coming days and weeks, providing support to help them recover encrypted data.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2020

The hackers claimed to have breached an Israeli water facility, likely recycled water, in a video that was published the night of December 1st, 2020. Experts noticed that the system still allows communications on port 502, which is used for Modbus protocol, that doesn’t require any authentication/encryption.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 3, 2021

REvil hasn’t taken credit for the JBS attack, but according to an NPR report , a representative of the group said in an interview in October 2020 that it was turning its attention to the agricultural sector. Industries like healthcare and education have also been high-profile ransomware targets during the pandemic.

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