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The Rise and Fall of Key Group Ransomware: A New Decryptor Saves the Day

Patel Maya1 year ago08 mins

The Rise and Fall of Key Group Ransomware: A Low-Sophisticated Threat Group Introduction The fight against ransomware continues to evolve as researchers at EclecticIQ have developed a tool to decrypt compromised data affected by the most recent Key Group ransomware variant. Key Group, a Russian language ransomware operator that first emerged in January, has now…

The Rise and Fall of Operation Duck Hunt

Emma Thompson1 year ago010 mins

Fraud & Identity Theft Operation ‘Duck Hunt’: Qakbot Malware Disrupted, $8.6 Million in Cryptocurrency Seized Overview In a major cybercrime operation, law enforcement authorities have successfully dismantled the Qakbot cybercrime operation, which infected over 700,000 computers worldwide with ransomware and financial fraud attacks. The operation, dubbed “Duck Hunt,” involved the takeover of the Qakbot infrastructure…