Daniel Christian Hulea, a Romanian man charged for his involvement in NetWalker ransomware attacks, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to computer fraud conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy in June.
0Security researchers analyzing the Alpha ransomware payload and modus operandi discovered overlaps with the now-defunct Netwalker ransomware operation.
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Police have taken down the Lolek bulletproof hosting provider, arresting five individuals and seizing servers for allegedly facilitating Netwalker ransomware attacks and other malicious activities.
1It was a very quiet week regarding ransomware news, with the most significant news being the sentencing of a Netwalker affiliate to 20-years in prison.
0Former Netwalker ransomware affiliate Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins has been sentenced to 20 years in prison and demanded to forfeit $21.5 million for his attacks on a Tampa company and other entities.
2Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins, a Canadian man charged in Canada for his involvement in NetWalker ransomware attacks, was sentenced to 6 years and 8 months in prison after pleading guilty before an Ontario judge to multiple offenses linked to attacks on 17 Canadian victims.
0It has been a hectic week, with law enforcement conducting two successful law enforcement operations that will significantly impact ransomware.
2The U.S. Justice Department announced today the disruption of the Netwalker ransomware operation and the indictment of a Canadian national for alleged involvement in the file-encrypting extortion attacks.
2The dark web websites associated with the Netwalker ransomware operation have been seized by law enforcement from the USA and Bulgaria.
0Networks of giant energy company Enel have been hit by a ransomware attack for the second time this year. This time, it's Netwalker asking $14 million ransom for the decryption key.
0The Netwalker ransomware operators have published the stolen data for K-Electric, Pakistan's largest private power company, after a ransom was not paid.
0This week has been filled with brutal ransomware attacks that targeted large organizations worldwide with million-dollar ransoms.
0Data center and colocation giant Equinix has been hit with a Netwalker ransomware attack where threat actors are demanding $4.5 million for a decryptor and to prevent the release of stolen data.
0K-Electric, the sole electricity provider for Karachi, Pakistan, has suffered a Netwalker ransomware attack that led to the disruption of billing and online services.
1Argentina's official immigration agency, Dirección Nacional de Migraciones, suffered a Netwalker ransomware attack that temporarily halted border crossing into and out of the country.
0The Netwalker ransomware operation has generated a total of $25 million in ransom payments since March 1st according to a new report by McAfee.
1The FBI has issued a security alert about Netwalker ransomware operators targeting U.S. and foreign government organizations, advising their victims not to pay the ransom and reporting incidents to their local FBI field offices.
1Lorien Health Services in Maryland announced that it was the victim of a ransomware incident in early June. Data was stolen and then encrypted during the incident.
0The University of California San Francisco (UCSF) says that it paid $1.14 million to the Netwalker ransomware operators who successfully breached the UCSF School of Medicine's IT network, stealing data and encrypting systems.
2It was quite a busy week with lots of new developments, including ransomware operations teaming up, new extortion tactics, and significant cyberattacks revealed.
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