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FujiFilm is investigating a ransomware attack and has shut down portions of its network to prevent the attack's spread.

By Juha Saarinen on May 15, 2021 8:26AM Ransom money and infrastructure seized. The attack on the Colonial Pipeline fuel distribution system in the United States is causing repercussions for the operators of the Darkside ransomware group behind it, sparking fear among other cybercriminals that they will be targeted by law enforcement. Security vendor Intel471 said it had obtained an announcement from the DarkSide gang, posted to the Russian XSS hacking forum, addressed to affliates who would deploy the ransomware on victims' systems. In the announceme...

Notorious Maza cybercrime forum attacked by other hackers By 01:34 PM The Maza cybercrime forum was hacked and member data leaked in the latest of a series of attacks targeting mostly Russian-speaking hacker forums. Maza, aka Mazafuka, is one of the oldest cybercrime forums where the rest of the community must vote on aspiring members before they are granted access. "Maza is considered to be one of the oldest and elite crime communities with one of the highest barriers of entry for hackers since the days of DirectConnection forum (home of the Dridex operators)," cybersecurity intelligence fi...

Jan 8, 2021 | STATESCOOP The criminals behind Ryuk, a form of ransomware that’s tormented state and local governments, among many other victims, may have earned more than $150 million since they first appeared in 2018, according to a report this week from two cybersecurity companies. The authors of the report, published by threat intelligence firm Advanced Intel and Canadian security vendor HYAS, made their estimate by tracking payments made to 61 Bitcoin wallets that have been attributed to Ryuk attacks. Researchers got a picture of Ryuk’s financial activities by...