The Akira ransomware gang, which emerged in March 2023, provided hackers with a platform to extort victims by stealing and encrypting data, according to the FBI.In its first year of operation, Akira earned $42 million from about 250 attacks, the FBI said.

Multiple security researchers have expressed skepticism about the reality of the attack, suggesting that Lockbit is bluffing and that there is no evidence to support its claims.

The BreachForums announcement said that BreachForums has reached a new high of 100,000 members, which is a sign that the forum has made more progress, and as a result, its team needs to make improvements to the community as a whole, which will focus on the quality of the data or services posted on the forums and on minimizing the friction of transactions.

DarkTracer and DarkTrace are two different companies, and it's clear that the LockBit ransomware group got confused! It seems that Darktrace company has not been breached by LockBit - and has not even been a target. Instead, the newly added entry on the LockBit leak site is apparently a response to recent tweets from DarkTracer, a Singaporean dark web threat intelligence company that has nothing to do with Darktrace company.

The U.S. Department of Justice has dismantled an international ransomware network responsible for extorting and attempting to extort hundreds of millions of dollars from victims in the U.S. and around the world. The Hive ransomware ring has extorted hundreds of millions of dollars from more than 1,500 victims in hospitals, schools, financial companies, and critical infrastructure in more than 80 countries around the world.

The leak site built through the dark web shows that the Hive ransomware gang has released the data they claim to have stolen from Tata Power, which would indicate that ransom negotiations with Tata Power have failed.

The ransomware gang, named after the Guy Ritchie-directed movie, targeted the most exclusive farm stores in the British Cotswolds and their celebrity customers.

REvil claims to have stolen a variety of different data from Midea, including its product lifecycle management (PLM) system - containing blueprints and firmware source code - as well as financial information intended for sale.

The ransomware group BlackCat is a hacking group with ties to Russia. However, it is not known who exactly is behind it. On the Internet, you can find various cyber attacks BlackCat has been involved in and where ransoms have been demanded.

The current LockBit ransomware gang, still unable to resist the DDoS attack on their dark web site, has temporarily placed a message on one of their Tor domains seeking BT seed upload points.