REvil ransomware gang attacks major U.S. organizations that chose to pay the Monero ransom price this year

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2020-8-20 09:23
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The illegal ransomware group REvil, also known as Sodinokibi, has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. liquor and liquor company Brown-Forman Corp, but the company has requested a ban. Cybersecurity provider AppGate claimed Brown-Forman Corp was the victim of a lawsuit, but refused to pay a ransom from REvil. In response, hackers sold stolen data from a dark blogging site for around $ 1.5 million. However, Brown-Forman Corp. said in a statement that it has provided protection against cybercriminals by encrypting data. This does not deny that the gangs interfered with internal networks and stole sensitive information. Felipe Duarte, security researcher at AppGate, said most organizations affected by cryptocurrency have started using Monero.

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