#Russian cyber gang blamed for global ransomware attack disappears

#Russian cyber gang blamed for global ransomware attack disappears

“#Russian cyber gang blamed for global ransomware attack disappears” REvil, the Russia-linked cyber gang blamed earlier this month for a massive ransomware attack that affected hundreds of businesses globally, has vanished from the web. As of Tuesday morning, the group’s public website, the dark-web site the gang used to facilitate its ransom negotiations and the site that victims…

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#RNC servers reportedly hacked by Russia-linked group

#RNC servers reportedly hacked by Russia-linked group

“#RNC servers reportedly hacked by Russia-linked group” The Russian hacking group behind last year’s massive SolarWinds data breach recently targeted the Republican National Committee, a report said on Tuesday. The government hackers are said to have breached the RNC’s computer systems last week — though its unclear what data they may have seen or stolen,…

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#Hundreds of US companies hit by ‘colossal’ cyberattack

#Hundreds of US companies hit by ‘colossal’ cyberattack

“#Hundreds of US companies hit by ‘colossal’ cyberattack” At least 200 US companies were hit by a major cyberattack just before the Fourth of July holiday kicked off. Huntress Labs, a cyber-security firm, said the “colossal” ransomware attack occurred first at Kaseya, a Florida-based IT company, and then spread through the corporate networks that use…

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