On Friday last week, Russian-speaking cybercrime syndicate REvil hit at least 200 US companies with a ransomware attack. The gang has since demanded $70 million worth of Bitcoin in exchange for restoring companies’ data.
The attack is the latest in a long line of ransomware attacks that have demanded payment in cryptocurrencies, notably Bitcoin.
REvil’s ransomware attack
The REvil gang broke into information technology firm Kaseya.
The hackers then used the Miami-based firm to access and paralyze hundreds of firms. “More than a million systems were infected. If anyone wants to negotiate about universal decryptor – our price is $70 million in Bitcoin,” the group said.
Looks like #REvil is asking for $70 million in $BTC to release the Kaseya decryptor publicly. pic.twitter.com/0m7YhCclqb
— Satnam Narang (@satnam) July 5, 2021
President Biden discussed the hack on Saturday—and did not expressly rule out the role of Russian hackers. Under his administration, the U.S.
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