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Location
France, Réunion
Mentions in press and media 7
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| Feb 8, 2023 | VMware ESXi ransomware: CISA releases a rescue script | The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a script to recover VMware ESXi servers encrypted by the recent wave of ransomware attacks around the world. The ESXiArgs attackers exploit a vulnerability in VMwar... |
| Aug 30, 2021 | Ragnarok ransomware gang shuts down and releases its decryption key | Ragnarok, a ransomware gang operational since 2019 that gained notoriety after launching attacks against unpatched Citrix ADC servers, has shut down and released a free decryption key for its victims. The gang, sometimes referred to as Asna... |
| Aug 11, 2021 | Top 5 ransomware operators by income | Jack Cable, a security architect at Krebs Stamos group, and a former U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency worker, has started a ransomware payments tracking site called Ransomwhere. Because bitcoin transactions are public, ... |
| Jul 13, 2021 | Don't Blame Bitcoin for Ransomware | Amid the growing geopolitical threat of ransomware, crypto has become a stalking horse. Following a slew of high-profile exploits, there have been calls to ban or surveil blockchain networks, with the thinking that bitcoin catalyzes cybercr... |
| Jul 9, 2021 | Crowdsourced ransomware payments tracker launched | A former United States government cyber security researcher has launched a crowd-sourced ransomware payments tracking website that can be used to trace ransoms paid to criminals in the bitcoin cryptocurrency. Called Ransomwhere, the site wa... |
| Jul 9, 2021 | This crowdsourced payments tracker wants to solve the ransomware visibility problem | Ransomware attacks, fueled by COVID-19 pandemic turbulence, have become a major money earner for cybercriminals, with the number of attacks rising in 2020. These file-encrypting attacks have continued largely unabated this year, too. In the... |
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FAQ about Ransomwhere
What has the press written about Ransomwhere?
Parsers VC has collected 7 articles mentioning Ransomwhere, among them “VMware ESXi ransomware: CISA releases a rescue script” (Feb 8, 2023) and “Ragnarok ransomware gang shuts down and releases its decryption key” (Aug 30, 2021).
Is Ransomwhere still active?
Yes, Ransomwhere is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from May 23, 2023.