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Kaseya Says It Did Not Pay Ransom to Obtain Universal Decryptor July 28, 2021 July 28, 2021 DougOlenick) • July 26, 2021     Get Permission Kaseya issued a statement Monday declaring it did not pay REvil a ransom to obtain a universal decryptor. Remote management software company Kaseya said Monday that it obtained a universal decryptor key without paying a ransom to the REvil - aka Sodinokibi - gang that hit the firm with a ransomware attack. But it still has not revealed how it obtained the key, other than to sa...

GovInfoSecurity July 21, 2021 September 30, 2021 DougOlenick) • July 13, 2021     Get Permission REvil's public shaming site, Happy Blog, is one of the components of the gang's infrastructure that has gone offline. (Watch for updates on this developing story.) The REvil, aka Sodinokibi, ransomware gang's infrastructure, including its darknet sites, were offline Tuesday, numerous security specialists report. The reason for the sudden disappearance is far from clear. "All of their sites have been down since around 1...

A screenshot of a negotiating portal set up by the REvil ransomware group (Source: SecurityScorecard) Threat intelligence researchers are looking closely at REvil, the ransomware gang that infected up to 1,500 companies in a single swoop. A look at part of the group's online infrastructure shows clear lines to Russian and U.K. service providers that, in theory, could help law enforcement agencies but don't appear eager to help. On July 2, affiliates of REvil exploited several vulnerabilities in remote management software called the Virtual System Administrator from Miami-based Kaseya. The U...

Photo: Jack Guez, Getty Images Employees warned Kaseya’s higher-ups for years about critical security flaws in its software but their concerns were brushed off, former workers told Bloomberg. Several staffers quit in frustration or were fired after repeatedly sounding the alarm about failings in the IT firm’s cybersecurity practices. Now, Kaseya is at the centre of a massive ransomware attack that’s ensnared more than 1,000 companies worldwide. Between 2017 and 2020, employees reported “wide-ranging cybersecurity concerns” to their superiors, claiming that Kaseya used outdated code,...

Kaseya Says Software Fully Patched After Ransomware Attack July 21, 2021 September 30, 2021 Compliance Compliance Twitter Kaseya Executive Vice President Mike Sanders (Source: Kaseya) Software developer Kaseya on Sunday released patches for its remote monitoring and management software, which had been exploited by ransomware attackers to infect up to 1,500 organizations. The FBI is probing the attack, and Miami-based Kaseya says it's also been working closely with the U.S. Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency. After repeatedly pushing back promised delivery dates for patches afte...