REvil makes its mark (ThinkTech Tech Talks)
A ransomware giant. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Attila Seress.
Attila Seress helps us understand REvil makes its mark; A ransomware giant. We discuss REvil ransomware group – how they’re currently holding over 1,000,000 business computer systems hostage since the July 4th weekend, demanding a cool $70 million to release them.
Worse yet, these systems were encrypted by no fault of the business owners themselves, but through a supply chain attack that took advantage of a Microsoft zero-day vulnerability. Hackers used this vulnerability to breach distribution networks of Kaseya (pronounced “kuh-say-uh”) management servers that outsourced IT departments use to regularly patch and update corporate network.
Stranger yet, is that REvil’s website went off line this week, and everyone is wondering why and where they will pop up next.
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