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5 stories tagged ransomware, newest first.

Screenshot of krebsonsecurity.com: Feds suspect ransom negotiator ran ShinyHunters extortion site

Feds suspect ransom negotiator ran ShinyHunters extortion site (krebsonsecurity.com)

251 points by Bender 5 days ago | 148 comments

KrebsOnSecurity report that federal investigators suspect a U.S. ransomware negotiation firm executive helped run the ShinyHunters group's extortion website.

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Screenshot of theverge.com: Canvas online again as ShinyHunters threatens to leak schools’ data

Canvas online again as ShinyHunters threatens to leak schools’ data (theverge.com)

891 points by stefanpie 5 months ago | 597 comments

The Verge news article on a Canvas learning platform outage tied to a ransom message from the ShinyHunters hacking group threatening to leak schools' data.

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Screenshot of checkout.com: Checkout.com hacked, refuses ransom payment, donates to security labs

Checkout.com hacked, refuses ransom payment, donates to security labs (checkout.com)

598 points by StrangeSound 11 months ago | 268 comments

Checkout.com blog statement on an extortion incident involving a legacy system, its refusal to pay ransom, and planned investment in cybersecurity research.

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Screenshot of krebsonsecurity.com: Many ransomware strains will abort if they detect a Russian keyboard installed (2021)

Many ransomware strains will abort if they detect a Russian keyboard installed (2021)(krebsonsecurity.com)

369 points by air7 1 year ago | 196 comments

KrebsOnSecurity blog post explaining that many ransomware strains refuse to install on Windows systems with Russian or other CIS-language virtual keyboards installed.

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Screenshot of itbrew.com: After Boeing declines to pay up, ransomware group leaks 45 GB of data

After Boeing declines to pay up, ransomware group leaks 45 GB of data (itbrew.com)

515 points by turtlegrids 2 years ago | 357 comments

IT Brew article reporting that the LockBit ransomware gang leaked 45 GB of Boeing data after the company declined to pay a ransom.

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#ransomware on Hacker News

Feds suspect ransom negotiator ran ShinyHunters extortion site(krebsonsecurity.com)

Canvas online again as ShinyHunters threatens to leak schools’ data(theverge.com)

Checkout.com hacked, refuses ransom payment, donates to security labs(checkout.com)

Many ransomware strains will abort if they detect a Russian keyboard installed (2021)(krebsonsecurity.com)

After Boeing declines to pay up, ransomware group leaks 45 GB of data(itbrew.com)

Feds suspect ransom negotiator ran ShinyHunters extortion site (krebsonsecurity.com)

Canvas online again as ShinyHunters threatens to leak schools’ data (theverge.com)

Checkout.com hacked, refuses ransom payment, donates to security labs (checkout.com)

After Boeing declines to pay up, ransomware group leaks 45 GB of data (itbrew.com)