July 05, 2021
The demand was posted by REvil cybercrime gang on their blog.
The Straits Times file
WASHINGTON - The hackers alleged to be behind a mass ransomware attack that affected hundreds of companies worldwide late on Sunday (July 4) have demanded US$70 million (S$94 million) to restore the data.
The demand was posted on a site typically used by the REvil cybercrime gang, a Russia-linked group that is counted among the cyber-criminal world’s most prolific extortionists.
The gang has an affiliate structure, occasionally making it difficult to determine who speaks on the hackers’ behalf, but Mr Allan Liska of cyber-security firm Recorded Future said the message “almost certainly” came from REvil’s core leadership.
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