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Ransom payment amounts generated by DarkSide ransomware (Source: Elliptic)
The DarkSide ransomware gang apparently collected over $90 million in ransom payments from about 47 victims, including Colonial Pipeline Co., since the gang began operating in August 2020, according to the blockchain analytics firm Elliptic, which says it analyzed bitcoin wallet activity.
Using the ransomware-as-a-service model, the DarkSide gang, which says it shut down operations as of May 13, provided malware to affiliates, who infect targeted computer systems and negotiate ransom payments. The DarkSide gang reportedly took a 25% share for ransoms less than $500,000, gradually decreasing to a 10% share for ransoms greater than $5 million, with the affiliates getting the remainder, writes Tom Robinson, Elliptic s co-founder and chief scientist, in a blog Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON • A unit of Japan s Toshiba said yesterday that it had been hacked in Europe by the DarkSide ransomware group, widely believed to have been behind an attack last week which crippled a fuel pipeline in the United States.
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TOKYO/PARIS (Reuters) -A Toshiba Corp unit said it was hacked by the DarkSide ransomware group, overshadowing an announcement of a strategic review for the Japanese conglomerate under pressure from activist shareholders to seek out suitors.
Toshiba Tec Corp, which makes products such as bar code printers and is valued at $2.3 billion, was hacked by DarkSide - the group widely believed to be behind the recent Colonial Pipeline attack, its French subsidiary said.
It added, however, that only a minimal amount of work data had been lost.
“There are around 30 groups within DarkSide that are attempting to hack companies all the time, and they succeeded this time with Toshiba,” said Takashi Yoshikawa, a senior malware analyst at Mitsui Bussan Secure Directions.
Updated / Friday, 14 May 2021
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Toshiba has announced a strategic review of the Japanese conglomerate
A Toshiba business unit said today it was hacked by the DarkSide ransomware group, overshadowing an announcement of a strategic review for the Japanese conglomerate under pressure from activist shareholders to seek out suitors.
Toshiba Tec Corp, which makes products such as bar code printers and is valued at $2.3 billion, was hacked by DarkSide.
Darkside is believed to be behind the recent Colonial Pipeline attack in the US.
It added, however, that only a minimal amount of work data had been lost. There are around 30 groups within DarkSide that are attempting to hack companies all the time, and they succeeded this time with Toshiba, said Takashi Yoshikawa, a senior malware analyst at Mitsui Bussan Secure Directions.