New Report Links Ransomware Attacks to the Russian Government
Russian intelligence officers collaborated with ransomware criminals in a bid to breach US government organizations, a new report from cybersecurity firm Analyst1 claims. The report states that two specific Russian intelligence bureaus, the Federal Security Service (FSB) and Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), colluded with individuals from “multiple cybercriminal organizations” to develop and utilize custom malware targeted at compromising…