{"id":391895,"date":"2022-01-10T00:24:37","date_gmt":"2022-01-09T21:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/fbi-warns-hackers-are-sending-usbs-infected-with-ransomware-to-businesses\/"},"modified":"2022-01-10T00:24:37","modified_gmt":"2022-01-09T21:24:37","slug":"fbi-warns-hackers-are-sending-usbs-infected-with-ransomware-to-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fbi-warns-hackers-are-sending-usbs-infected-with-ransomware-to-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"#FBI warns hackers are sending USBs infected with ransomware to businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#FBI warns hackers are sending USBs infected with ransomware to businesses<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The\u00a0FBI\u00a0now believe that Russian hackers FIN7, who are behind the Darkside and BlackMatter ransomware operations, are responsible for the operation.<\/p>\n<p>According to the US agency, the group\u2019s packages were being sent via the United States Postal Service or United Parcel Service and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared as official companies.<\/p>\n<p>They added that the hackers usually pretended to be from the US Department of Health &amp; Human Services or from Amazon as a means to trick their ransomware targets.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI have since issued a warning to businesses that these packages were certified as fake and dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>Their statement read: \u201cSince August 2021, the FBI has received reports of several packages containing these USB devices, sent to US businesses in the transportation, insurance, and defense industries,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe packages were sent using the United States Postal Service and United Parcel Service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are two variations of packages\u2014those imitating HHS are often accompanied by letters referencing COVID-19 guidelines enclosed with a USB; and those imitating Amazon arrived in a decorative gift box containing a fraudulent thank you letter, counterfeit gift card, and a USB.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The FBI also confirmed that all packages contained LilyGO-branded USBs which, if plugged into device, could execute a \u2018BadUSB\u2019 attack and infect it with the dangerous malware software.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/therecord.media\/fbi-fin7-hackers-target-us-companies-with-badusb-devices-to-install-ransomware\/\">The Record<\/a>\u00a0added that, in most cases investigated by the US agency, the group would obtain administrative access and then \u201cmove laterally to other local systems.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1269232851.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"According to the FBI, hackers were targeting several US hospitals and the postal service with spamware-infested USBs that looked like they were from real companies. \" class=\"wp-image-20771623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1269232851.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1269232851.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1269232851.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1269232851.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>According to the FBI, hackers were targeting several US hospitals and the postal service with spamware-infested USBs that looked like they were from real companies. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The latest warning comes after similar Russian malware\u00a0infiltrated a huge number of companies\u00a0across the US last July.<\/p>\n<p>The breach, which is the\u00a0largest ransomware attack\u00a0on record, reportedly hit the IT systems of up to one million companies across the globe over a 24-hour period, by targeting the systems of US-based software firm Kaseya.<\/p>\n<p>Two days later, Russian hackers REvil demanded a $70 million payment in Bitcoin for a decryption key.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>This story originally appeared\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tech\/4421796\/fbi-warning-ransomware-infected-usbs\/\">on The Sun<\/a>\u00a0and was reproduced here with permission<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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