Jonathan
2021-04-25 10:07:08 UTC
On *April 15, 2021* Biden signs executive order
sanctioning Russia.
On April 15, 2021 my place of work, which
includes 23 large facilities nationwide is
hit with a massive ransomware attack.
On April 15, the Broward County FL School System
perhaps the largest school system in the nation
is also hit with a similar ransomware attack.
The above two systems hit are within ONE MILE of where
I live, that's why I mention them. Indicating this
is a vast attack nationwide.
REvil
From Wikipedia,
REvil (also known as Sodinokibi) is a private
ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REvil
REvil is a Russian hacking group that's also known by the
name Sodinokibi. The hackers claimed that they have Apple
product data after breaching Quanta Computer, a Taiwanese
company that is the biggest laptop manufacturer in the world.
*3 days ago*
https://www.business-standard.com/article/technology/russian-hacker-targets-apple-in-50-million-ransomware-attack-details-here-121042200271_1.html#:~:text=REvil%20is%20a%20Russian%20hacking,laptop%20manufacturer%20in%20the%20world.
US takes new aim at ransomware after costly year for attacks
By ERIC TUCKER
*April 21, 2021*
As it imposed sanctions on Russia last week for
election interference and the hacking of federal agencies,
the Treasury Department alleged that Russian
intelligence had enabled ransomware attacks by cultivating
and co-opting criminal hackers and giving them safe harbor.
https://apnews.com/article/technology-hacking-business-45977e01475a23513051ac549026fffb
Russian hacker targets Apple in $50 million ransomware attack:
Details here
IANS | San Francisco
*April 22*, 2021
https://www.business-standard.com/article/technology/russian-hacker-targets-apple-in-50-million-ransomware-attack-details-here-121042200271_1.html
*April 16, 2021*
How the Kremlin provides a safe harbor for
ransomware
In the U.S. alone last year, ransomware struck more than
a hundred federal, state and municipal agencies, upward
of 500 hospitals and other health care centers.
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/kremlin-provides-safe-harbor-ransomware-rcna699
*talk about malicious, attacking hospitals in the*
*middle of a pandemic* *UNFORGIVABLE*
Russia-Based Hackers Plan New Wave of Attacks Against
U.S. Hospitals: Security Firm
By Alyza Sebenius, William Turton and Michael Riley
A Russia-based ransomware group responsible for a new wave
of attacks against U.S. hospitals is laying the groundwork
to cripple at least ten more, according to the cyber-security
firm Prevailion Inc.
Prevailion’s analysis comes a day after the FBI and two other
federal agencies issued a warning about an imminent and
credible threat to hospitals and health-care providers
from cyber attacks, including ransomware capable of
locking entire computer networks.
https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2020/11/02/589183.htm
New wave of ransomware from Russian-led hackers:
researchers
Russia-based hackers are stepping up ransomware attacks
against major US firms seeking to cripple computer networks
if their demands for millions of dollars are not met,
security researchers are warning.
https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/digital-security/new-wave-of-ransomware-from-russian-led-hackers-researchers/76663508
How Ransomware Criminals Are Protected in Russia
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/how-ransomware-criminals-are-protected-in-russia/5858722.html
GEICO Alerts Customers Hackers Stole Driver License Data for
Two Months
An insurance firm also was among those that fell victim to a
series of attacks by the REvil ransomware group earlier this year.
https://threatpost.com/geico-alerts-hackers-stole-driver-license-data/165493/
A 'Worst Nightmare' Cyberattack: The Untold Story Of The
SolarWinds Hack
*April 19, 2021*
Hackers believed to be directed by the Russian intelligence service,
the SVR, used that routine software update to slip malicious code
into Orion's software and then used it as a vehicle for a
massive cyberattack against America.
"Eighteen thousand [customers] was our best estimate of who
may have downloaded the code between March and June of 2020,"
Sudhakar Ramakrishna, SolarWinds president and CEO, told NPR.
https://www.gpb.org/news/2021/04/19/worst-nightmare-cyberattack-the-untold-story-of-the-solarwinds-hack
Jonathan
sanctioning Russia.
On April 15, 2021 my place of work, which
includes 23 large facilities nationwide is
hit with a massive ransomware attack.
On April 15, the Broward County FL School System
perhaps the largest school system in the nation
is also hit with a similar ransomware attack.
The above two systems hit are within ONE MILE of where
I live, that's why I mention them. Indicating this
is a vast attack nationwide.
REvil
From Wikipedia,
REvil (also known as Sodinokibi) is a private
ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REvil
REvil is a Russian hacking group that's also known by the
name Sodinokibi. The hackers claimed that they have Apple
product data after breaching Quanta Computer, a Taiwanese
company that is the biggest laptop manufacturer in the world.
*3 days ago*
https://www.business-standard.com/article/technology/russian-hacker-targets-apple-in-50-million-ransomware-attack-details-here-121042200271_1.html#:~:text=REvil%20is%20a%20Russian%20hacking,laptop%20manufacturer%20in%20the%20world.
US takes new aim at ransomware after costly year for attacks
By ERIC TUCKER
*April 21, 2021*
As it imposed sanctions on Russia last week for
election interference and the hacking of federal agencies,
the Treasury Department alleged that Russian
intelligence had enabled ransomware attacks by cultivating
and co-opting criminal hackers and giving them safe harbor.
https://apnews.com/article/technology-hacking-business-45977e01475a23513051ac549026fffb
Russian hacker targets Apple in $50 million ransomware attack:
Details here
IANS | San Francisco
*April 22*, 2021
https://www.business-standard.com/article/technology/russian-hacker-targets-apple-in-50-million-ransomware-attack-details-here-121042200271_1.html
*April 16, 2021*
How the Kremlin provides a safe harbor for
ransomware
In the U.S. alone last year, ransomware struck more than
a hundred federal, state and municipal agencies, upward
of 500 hospitals and other health care centers.
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/kremlin-provides-safe-harbor-ransomware-rcna699
*talk about malicious, attacking hospitals in the*
*middle of a pandemic* *UNFORGIVABLE*
Russia-Based Hackers Plan New Wave of Attacks Against
U.S. Hospitals: Security Firm
By Alyza Sebenius, William Turton and Michael Riley
A Russia-based ransomware group responsible for a new wave
of attacks against U.S. hospitals is laying the groundwork
to cripple at least ten more, according to the cyber-security
firm Prevailion Inc.
Prevailion’s analysis comes a day after the FBI and two other
federal agencies issued a warning about an imminent and
credible threat to hospitals and health-care providers
from cyber attacks, including ransomware capable of
locking entire computer networks.
https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2020/11/02/589183.htm
New wave of ransomware from Russian-led hackers:
researchers
Russia-based hackers are stepping up ransomware attacks
against major US firms seeking to cripple computer networks
if their demands for millions of dollars are not met,
security researchers are warning.
https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/digital-security/new-wave-of-ransomware-from-russian-led-hackers-researchers/76663508
How Ransomware Criminals Are Protected in Russia
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/how-ransomware-criminals-are-protected-in-russia/5858722.html
GEICO Alerts Customers Hackers Stole Driver License Data for
Two Months
An insurance firm also was among those that fell victim to a
series of attacks by the REvil ransomware group earlier this year.
https://threatpost.com/geico-alerts-hackers-stole-driver-license-data/165493/
A 'Worst Nightmare' Cyberattack: The Untold Story Of The
SolarWinds Hack
*April 19, 2021*
Hackers believed to be directed by the Russian intelligence service,
the SVR, used that routine software update to slip malicious code
into Orion's software and then used it as a vehicle for a
massive cyberattack against America.
"Eighteen thousand [customers] was our best estimate of who
may have downloaded the code between March and June of 2020,"
Sudhakar Ramakrishna, SolarWinds president and CEO, told NPR.
https://www.gpb.org/news/2021/04/19/worst-nightmare-cyberattack-the-untold-story-of-the-solarwinds-hack
Jonathan
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