Video game company Capcom details attack, data breach by ransomware gang

The Japanese video game company known for the “Resident Evil” and “Street Fighter” series confirmed Monday that a ransomware attack in early November potentially exposed data about thousands of customers and business partners. In a news release, Capcom said an investigation of the Nov. 2 breach showed that personal information of a handful of current and former employees definitely had been compromised, as well as company sales reports and other financial information. Another 350,000 records of employees, shareholders, customers and other business partners also may have been exposed, Capcom said, but it was unsure of the exact number because log files had been lost because of the attack. The company confirmed that the ransomware gang known as Ragnar Locker was responsible for the attack, and said it had referred the matter to law enforcement in Japan and the U.S., as well as data protection agencies in Japan and Europe. Earlier reports […]

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Up to 350,000 people at risk after Capcom ransomware attack

The video game company’s investigation into precisely how much data might have been exfiltrated from its network has been hampered by its servers being encrypted by the targeted ransomware attack, and access logs being deleted by the hackers. Continue reading Up to 350,000 people at risk after Capcom ransomware attack

Ragnar Locker ransomware gang using Facebook ads to extort victims

By Deeba Ahmed
Ragnar Locker ransomware gang has attacked multiple firms recently, but now it has taken extortion to the next level. The infamous Ragnar Locker ransomware gang is now running Facebook advertisements to pressurize its victims into paying… Continue reading Ragnar Locker ransomware gang using Facebook ads to extort victims

Ransomware Group Turns to Facebook Ads

It’s bad enough that many ransomware gangs now have blogs where they publish data stolen from companies that refuse to make an extortion payment. Now, one crime group has started using hacked Facebook accounts to run ads publicly pressuring their ransomware victims into paying up. Continue reading Ransomware Group Turns to Facebook Ads

Campari staggers to its feet following $15 million Ragnar Locker ransomware attack

Campari was targeted by hackers using the Ragnar Locker ransomware. According to some reports, the malware attack managed to encrypt data on 24 of the company’s servers around the world, and the hackers responsible have demanded a cryptocurrency ransom… Continue reading Campari staggers to its feet following $15 million Ragnar Locker ransomware attack