Latest DarkSide news

ALPHV ransomware site outage rumored to be caused by law enforcement

A law enforcement operation is rumored to be behind an outage affecting ALPHV ransomware gang's websites over the last 30 hours.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 08, 2023
- 01:30 PM
- 0
FIN7 hackers create auto-attack platform to breach Exchange servers

The notorious FIN7 hacking group uses an auto-attack system that exploits Microsoft Exchange and SQL injection vulnerabilities to breach corporate networks, steal data, and select targets for ransomware attacks based on financial size.
- Bill Toulas
- December 22, 2022
- 08:00 AM
- 0
BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware linked to BlackMatter, DarkSide gangs

The Black Cat ransomware gang, also known as ALPHV, has confirmed they are former members of the notorious BlackMatter/DarkSide ransomware operation.
- Lawrence Abrams
- February 05, 2022
- 05:29 PM
- 2
The Week in Ransomware - November 5th 2021 - Placing bounties

Law enforcement continues to keep up the pressure on ransomware operations with infrastructure hacks and million-dollar rewards, leading to the shut down of criminal operations.
- Lawrence Abrams
- November 05, 2021
- 06:05 PM
- 0
US targets DarkSide ransomware and its rebrands with $10 million reward

The US government is targeting the DarkSide ransomware and its rebrands with up to a $10,000,000 reward for information leading to the identification or arrest of members of the operation.
- Lawrence Abrams
- November 04, 2021
- 05:00 PM
- 2
BlackMatter ransomware claims to be shutting down due to police pressure

The BlackMatter ransomware is allegedly shutting down its operation due to pressure from the authorities and recent law enforcement operations.
- Lawrence Abrams
- November 03, 2021
- 01:59 AM
- 0
BlackMatter ransomware victims quietly helped using secret decryptor

Cybersecurity firm Emsisoft has been secretly decrypting BlackMatter ransomware victims since this summer, saving victims millions of dollars.
- Lawrence Abrams
- October 24, 2021
- 11:27 AM
- 1
The Week in Ransomware - October 22nd 2021 - Striking back

Between law enforcement operations, REvil's second shut down, and ransomware gangs' response to the hacking of their servers, it has been quite the week.
- Lawrence Abrams
- October 22, 2021
- 05:47 PM
- 0
DarkSide ransomware rushes to cash out $7 million in Bitcoin

Almost $7 million worth of Bitcoin in a wallet controlled by DarkSide ransomware operators has been moved in what looks like a money laundering rollercoaster.
- Ionut Ilascu
- October 22, 2021
- 02:02 PM
- 0
FBI, CISA, NSA share defense tips for BlackMatter ransomware attacks

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the National Security Agency (NSA) published today an advisory with details about how the BlackMatter ransomware gang operates.
- Ionut Ilascu
- October 18, 2021
- 06:03 PM
- 0
US farmer cooperative hit by $5.9M BlackMatter ransomware attack

U.S. farmers cooperative NEW Cooperative has suffered a BlackMatter ransomware attack demanding $5.9 million not to leak stolen data and provide a decryptor.
- Lawrence Abrams
- September 20, 2021
- 02:07 PM
- 1
Colonial Pipeline reports data breach after May ransomware attack

Colonial Pipeline, the largest fuel pipeline in the United States, is sending notification letters to individuals affected by the data breach resulting from the DarkSide ransomware attack that hit its network in May.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- August 16, 2021
- 07:23 AM
- 0
The Week in Ransomware - August 6th 2021 - Insider threat edition

If there is one thing we learned this week, it's that not only are corporations vulnerable to insider threats but so are ransomware operations.
- Lawrence Abrams
- August 06, 2021
- 05:16 PM
- 1
Linux version of BlackMatter ransomware targets VMware ESXi servers

The BlackMatter gang has joined the ranks of ransomware operations to develop a Linux encryptor that targets VMware's ESXi virtual machine platform.
- Lawrence Abrams
- August 05, 2021
- 05:32 PM
- 0
DarkSide ransomware gang returns as new BlackMatter operation

Encryption algorithms found in a decryptor show that the notorious DarkSide ransomware gang has rebranded as a new BlackMatter ransomware operation and is actively performing attacks on corporate entities.
- Lawrence Abrams
- July 31, 2021
- 03:13 PM
- 1
BlackMatter ransomware gang rises from the ashes of DarkSide, REvil

A new ransomware gang named BlackMatter is purchasing access to corporate networks while claiming to include the best features from the notorious and now-defunct REvil and DarkSide operations.
- Lawrence Abrams
- July 31, 2021
- 11:12 AM
- 3
Fashion retailer Guess discloses data breach after ransomware attack

American fashion brand and retailer Guess is notifying affected customers of a data breach following a February ransomware attack that led to data theft.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 12, 2021
- 12:33 PM
- 0
US chemical distributor shares info on DarkSide ransomware data theft

World-leading chemical distribution company Brenntag has shared additional info on what data was stolen from its network by DarkSide ransomware operators during an attack from late April 2021 that targeted its North America division.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 03, 2021
- 10:00 AM
- 0
Fake DarkSide gang targets energy, food industry in extortion emails

Threat actors impersonate the now-defunct DarkSide Ransomware operation in fake extortion emails sent to companies in the energy and food sectors.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 18, 2021
- 12:48 PM
- 0
The Week in Ransomware - June 11th 2021 - Under Pressure

It has been quite the week when it comes to ransomware, with ransoms being paid, ransoms being taken back, and a ransomware gang shutting down.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 11, 2021
- 05:51 PM
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