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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...

Ransomware Landscape: REvil Is One of Many Operators July 21, 2021 September 30, 2021 euroinfosec) • July 12, 2021     REvil ransom note seen by victims of the ransomware attack involving Kaseya's software (Source: Cisco Talos) As the Biden administration attempts to force Russia to crack down on domestic cybercriminals, one challenge will be the sheer diversity of attack code being wielded. Another is that any proactive moves Moscow does make will likely require many months to take effect, as will White House effo...

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...

US Senate Approves Jen Easterly as CISA Director July 21, 2021 September 30, 2021 Compliance Twitter Jen Easterly speaking at a New America Foundation event (Photo: New America via Flickr/CC) The Senate unanimously approved Jen Easterly to serve as director of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency via a Monday voice vote following weeks of delays and political infighting. CISA has been without a Senate-approved director since November 2020, when former President Donald Trump fired Christopher Krebs following the U.S. presidential election. Since that time, the cybersecuri...

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...