![]() ![]() REvil’s Note for Kaseya | Source: Mark Loman, Director of Engineering at Sophos The REvil gang posted the following note on its leak site: The next biggest ransom demands also came in 2021 when Acer and Apple’s Taiwanese vendor Quanta were demanded $50 million each in two separate ransomware attacks. The company issued a security advisory and apprised its more than 36,000 customers as soon as the infection was discovered, as well as instigated precautionary moves by shutting down its SaaS servers despite the attack chain affecting only on-premise implementations.īut it appears threat actors from REvil managed to inflict enough damage through the attack to command a more than hefty, not to mention the highest ever sum of $70 million as the ransom to decrypt systems. ![]() The REvil ransomware gang, also known as Sodinokibi, exploited a zero-day vulnerability to gain entry into the target network and encrypt systems. According to the Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure (DIVD), the attack took place just as the United States was heading into the 4th of July weekend celebrations. ![]() Networking and IT infra software provider Kaseya was recently victimized in a ransomware attack by the REvil ransomware gang. The Russia-based malicious outfit is also seeking ransom payments from thousands of affected customer organizations and MSPs. At the outset of the attack, REvil demanded $70 million in ransom, the highest ever, but has since reduced it to $50 million. The REvil ransomware gang last week targeted Miami-FL-based IT services provider Kaseya. ![]()
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