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US offers $10m reward for decisive info on DarkSide ransomware gang

The U.S. Department of State is paying an additional $5 million to anyone who can provide information leading to the arrest or conviction of any individual in any country “conspiring to participate in or attempting to participate in a DarkSide variant ransomware incident.” The U.S. Department of State is offering a whopping $10 million reward […]

2 new ransomware gangs Haron, BlackMatter appear after REvil, DarkSide

Currently, it is unclear if Haron and BlackMatter ransomware gangs have been started by now-defunct REvil and DarkSide ransomware operators. Not so long ago, we saw the disappearance of the DarkSide ransomware group after their attacks on US Pipelines. Afterward, just recently, the REvil group also disappeared following intense pressure by the US government after […]

Fake DarkSide gang demands 100 BTC from companies

The original DarkSide ransomware gang had quit its operation last month after the attack on Colonial Pipeline. In May 2021, the DarkSide ransomware group targeted Colonial Pipeline, the largest fuel pipeline in the United States. The attack was so severe that it shut down 5,500 miles of pipeline along the East Coast. As a repercussion, […]

FBI recovers millions in ransom from DarkSide ransomware gang

The DarkSide ransomware gang was behind the attack on Colonial Pipeline, the largest fuel pipeline in the United States – The recovered ransom payment also belongs to the Pipeline.  A live-streamed joint press conference from the US Department of Justice (DoJ) and the FBI revealed that $2.3 million worth of cryptocurrency had been recovered from […]

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 […]

Major ransomware attack cripples largest gas pipeline in the US

A massive ransomware attack on one of the largest gas pipelines in the US, Colonial Pipeline, led it to be shut down on Friday. The FBI, the Energy Department, and the White House are all actively addressing the issue and assessing the damage after Colonial Pipeline announced Friday that it had shut down 5,500 miles of […]