‘REvil hackers are making a comeback’
REvil appears to be making a comeback. Security experts discovered a dark web leak page that shows similarities to the methods of the disbanded hacking group.
Security researchers pancak3 and Soufiane Tahiri found a dark web blog used to publish new and older REvil attacks. The blog calls on in... Read more
REvil hacking group arrested by Russian intelligence agency
REvil has been busted. The Russian government launched a manhunt for members of the hacking group. The FSB, a Russian intelligence agency, announces that 14 members were arrested and charged.
The FSB searched dozens of homes and detained 14 people. The intelligence agency seized 426 million rubl... Read more
The US arrests alleged REvil member suspected of Kaseya hack
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) recently arrested a 22-year-old hacker with alleged ties to the REvil hacker organization. The man is suspected to be behind the infamous Kaseya attack. The action is part of a larger DoJ campaign aimed at locating and prosecuting REvil hackers.
According to se... Read more
Acer victim of second cyber-attack, data was stolen
Acer has confirmed that its India offices were hit this week after hackers affiliated with the Desorden Group claimed they breached servers and stole 60GB of files. The group sent an email to tech publication ZDNet about the hack, claiming to have customer and corporate business data, as well as fi... Read more
Biden: Next war will probably be sparked by cyber attack on the US
President Joe Biden had some stern comments to make over the recent state-sponsored and criminal ransomware attacks, suggesting that if the US were to be involved in a 'real shooting war,' it would probably be over one of these cyberattacks.
The comments come after the recent REvil ransomware at... Read more
Kaseya denies paying ransom for universal decryptor–no comment on NDA
On 21st July, Software Company Kaseya denied having paid any ransom for a universal decryptor tool. Following many days of speculation, the company set the record straight regarding news that it had paid REvil a handsome amount it asked for.
The events that transpired
This comes after it was ... Read more
Kaseya’s SaaS services are back online
Kaseya managed to restore functionality to its SaaS services, which then led to more unplanned downtime. The company has been in a scrambling mode for the past week or so, trying to reboot its SaaS servers, which it has hardened after the REvil ransomware attack.
The company has communicated to ... Read more