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Kaseya and Datto announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Kaseya to acquire Datto. The all-cash transaction will be funded by an equity consortium led by Insight Partners, with significant investment from TPG Capital and Temasek… Continue reading Kaseya to acquire Datto for $6.2 billion
The assistant director of the bureau’s cyber division told lawmakers the FBI was doing its best to provide real-time updates to industry.
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The US Independence Day weekend of 2021 wasn’t much of a holiday for cybersecurity staff. That was when the Kaseya attack unfolded… Continue reading Alleged Kaseya ransomware attacker arrives in Texas for trial
By Deeba Ahmed
Yaroslav Vasinskyi (22) is believed to be part of the REvil Ransomware gang that was behind multiple ransomware…
This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Alleged Ukrainian Member of REvil Ransomware Gang Extradited … Continue reading Alleged Ukrainian Member of REvil Ransomware Gang Extradited to US
Kaseya announced the results of its survey which includes data about the priorities, challenges and predictions of more than 1,200 MSPs across the globe. “With COVID-19 continuing to affect everything from global logistics to the work environment, it&#… Continue reading MSPs see cybersecurity as both a challenge and an opportunity
Business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR) efforts go hand in hand in this digitized world of ours. The former is focused on maintaining business operations rolling despite various problems, the latter is focused keeping the IT side of things … Continue reading Disaster recovery is critical for business continuity
It appears that the U.S Justice Department has recently made arrests in the Kaseya ransomware dropping campaign and I’ve decided to dig a little bit deeper and actually offer and provide the necessary actionable intelligence in the context of exposing … Continue reading Profiling Yaroslav Vasinskyi from the Kaseya Ransomware Attack Campaign – An OSINT Analysis
The U.S. military has taken offensive measures against ransomware groups, U.S. Cyber Command leader General Paul M. Nakasone confirmed Saturday. “Before, during and since, with a number of elements of our government, we have taken actions and we have imposed costs,” Nakasone told The New York Times in an interview Saturday. “That’s an important piece that we should always be mindful of.” CNN confirmed the offensive cyber operations to disrupt foreign ransomware groups with a U.S. Cyber Command spokesperson. U.S. Cyber Command, the military’s top hacking unit, has reportedly been going after criminal hacking groups dating back to before the 2020 election, when it attempted to knock out TrickBot, a network of infected computers used to deliver malware. More recently, U.S. Cyber Command had role in shutting down ransomware group REvil’s operations, working with foreign governments to redirect traffic from the group’s website, The Washington Post first reported in November. Both […]
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The FBI in August seized approximately $2.3 million worth of cryptocurrency from a hacker affiliated with the REvil ransomware gang, according to a court filing unsealed Tuesday. The money seized was derived from payments to ransomware attacks involving REvil malware between April 2019 and June 2021 in the U.S. and elsewhere. REvil affiliates generated some $200 million dollars during that time from in ransom payments, according to the FBI. The attacks were allegedly carried out by Aleksandr Sikerin, who is charged with multiple counts of conspiracy and money laundering. Bleeping Computer first reported on the court documents. It’s unclear if the seizure is related to the U.S. actions in November, in which officials seized $6 million in ransom payments from alleged Russian hacker Yevgeniy Polyanin. Authorities also arrested Yaroslav Vasinksyi, a 22-year-old Ukrainian national, when he was entering Poland. Vasinskyi is accused of involvement in the July REvil attack against […]
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Splunk announced a series of new product innovations designed to help organizations securely embrace digital transformation by providing the security visibility needed to accelerate time to detection, investigation and response. Led by new enhancements… Continue reading Splunk enhances security solutions to help organizations embrace digital transformation