DarkSide Ransomware Gang Says It Has Shut Down

DarkSide Ransomware Gang Says It Has Shut Down

Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Fraud Risk Management , Governance & Risk Management Colonial Pipeline Attack Used DarkSide Malware Doug Olenick (DougOlenick) • May 14, 2021     DarkSide ransomware was used in the attack against Colonial Pipeline Co. The gang behind DarkSide ransomware, which U.S. authorities say was used in the attack against Colonial…

Ongoing phishing campaign targets aerospace and travel sectors with multiple RATs

Ongoing phishing campaign targets aerospace and travel sectors with multiple RATs

Microsoft has warned of a new phishing campaign aimed at aerospace and travel organizations that delivers multiple Remote Access Trojans (RATs), such as RevengeRAT and AsyncRAT using an actively developed loader called Snip3. In a series of tweets Microsoft said that attackers use RATs to steal data, for follow-on activity and downloading additional…

President Biden Issues Executive Order to Strengthen U.S. Cybersecurity Practices | Foley & Lardner LLP

President Biden Issues Executive Order to Strengthen U.S. Cybersecurity Practices | Foley & Lardner LLP

On May 12, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity following a series of highly publicized cybersecurity incidents during the first four months of his presidency, including the Colonial Pipeline attack, which revealed vulnerabilities within the nation’s infrastructure and information systems. While this is not the first executive order issued…

Colonial Cybercriminal Group’s DarkNet Website No Longer Accessible

Colonial Cybercriminal Group’s DarkNet Website No Longer Accessible

The dark web page belonging to the DarkSide hacking group is down, as Bloomberg states. The Russian ransomware group is accused of attacking Colonial Pipeline.   DarkSide was identified by the FBI and cybersecurity experts as the group responsible for the Colonial attack, that forced the company to shut down operations, causing fuel shortages in…

DarkSide ransomware call it quits after Bitcoin, servers are seized

DarkSide ransomware call it quits after Bitcoin, servers are seized

DarkSide Ransomware gang was behind the recent Colonial Pipeline cyberattack however it is unclear who is behind the seizure of DarkSide’s cyberinfrastructure. The DarkSide ransomware cybercriminals group involved in the six-day outage at Colonial Pipeline last week that led to fuel shortages and price spikes across the United States is calling it quits. The crime…

Colonial Pipeline Allegedly Pays Off the $5 Million Ransom

Colonial Pipeline Allegedly Pays Off the $5 Million Ransom

A source familiar with CNBC’s confirmed the situation. Colonial Pipeline supposedly paid a ransom to hackers after the company became the victim of a large-scale cyberattack.  According to a US official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to NBC News, Colonial paid off the $5 waiver. So far, it is not entirely clear, whether…

DarkSide Ransomware Gang Says It Has Shut Down

DarkSide Ransomware Gang Says It Has Shut Down

Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Fraud Risk Management , Governance & Risk Management Colonial Pipeline Attack Used DarkSide Malware Doug Olenick (DougOlenick) • May 14, 2021     DarkSide ransomware was used in the attack against Colonial Pipeline Co. The gang behind DarkSide ransomware, which U.S. authorities say was used in the attack against Colonial…