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Jul 05, 2021 09:37 PM EDT
A gang of Russian-speaking hackers has claimed responsibility for a major ransomware assault that affected 200 U.S. businesses and hundreds more across the globe during the holiday weekend.
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Group Demands $70 Million in Bitcoin
In a recently published article in Forbes, in the latest ransomware attack that strikes the United States this year, a Russian-speaking gang is seeking $70 million in bitcoin to recover the businesses data.
The ransom was posted on a site often used by REvil, a prominent Russian-speaking ransomware gang that recently extorted $11 million from JBS, the world s largest meat processor, after destroying one-fifth of U.S. beef output.