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There’s a new ransomware player on the scene: the ‘BlackLock’ group has become one of the most prolific operators in the cyber crime industry – and researchers warn it’s only going to get worse for potential victims
The BlackLock ransomware group has become one of the most prolific operators in the Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) ecosystem, with experts warning it could accelerate its growth over the next year. Also known as El Dorado, BlackLock was ranked as the the seventh most active ransomware group based on the number of posts on its data leak site by…
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Suspected leader of ‘prolific’ Reveton ransomware group arrested and deported to US
Maksim Silnikau, the suspected leader of a ransomware group who went by the online alias of ‘J.P. Morgan’, has been arrested and extradited to the US. Silnikau and his group had been under investigation by the National Crime Agency (NCA) since 2015, with parallel investigations also being run by the US Secret Service (USSS) and the FBI. At the end…
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