From data leaks to group fallouts, the trials and tribulations of ransomware collectives generate a lot of buzz in traditional media outlets and cybersecurity news platforms alike. Many of the ransomware-related scandals result from different groups making opposing claims, affiliates accusing operators of deception, or leaders making promises that ultimately prove to be worthless. For […]
After a tumultuous few months at the start of the year in which each week seemed to bring a major development in the cybercrime scene, we’ve been enjoying a period of relative stability in the dark web. We have just about recovered from the closure of the English-language forum giant RaidForums, the bombshell leak of […]
At the end of February, the cybersecurity community was rocked by the appearance of alleged chat logs recording conversations between members of the prolific Russian-speaking ransomware group Conti. A Ukrainian cybersecurity researcher published over 60,000 messages allegedly taken from the backend of a Jabber server that Conti used for internal communications. Other cybersecurity researchers have […]