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Sean Cairncross, CEO, Millenium Challenge Corporation, speaks onstage during the 2019 Concordia Annual Summit – Day 2 at Grand Hyatt New York on Sept. 24, in New York City. (Photo by Riccardo Savi/Getty Images for Concordia Summit)
About 20 organizations have been impacted and the pace of attacks is rising. Threat researchers and SonicWall are scrambling to determine the root cause.
The Russian cybercrime group attacked more than 180 organizations before members abandoned the brand and dispersed to new ransomware groups earlier this year.
Sean Cairncross, as CEO of the Millenium Challenge Corporation, speaks onstage during the 2019 Concordia Annual Summit in New York City. (Photo by Riccardo Savi/Getty Images for Concordia Summit)
Officials said thousands of people, typically between 11 and 25 years old, are engaged in a growing and evolving online threat to commit crime for money, retaliation,…
The Department of Justice building is seen in Washington, DC, on August 9, 2022. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
Karen Vardanyan and his co-conspirators allegedly deployed ransomware on hundreds of machines in 2019 and 2020, extorting more than $15 million from victims at the time.
The arrest came at the request of the United States, which hailed the development as a sign that patience in pursuing cybercriminals in court is rewarded.
Brett Leatherman told CyberScoop in an interview that while the group still poses a threat, the bureau is focused on resilience and victim support, and going on…