After BlackSuit Is Taken Down, New Ransomware Group Chaos Emerges

After BlackSuit is taken down, new ransomware group Chaos emerges

Hot on the heels of a major ransomware group being taken down through an international law enforcement operation comes a new development that highlights the whack-a-mole nature of such actions: A new group, likely comprised of some of the same members, has already taken its place. The new group calls itself Chaos, in recognition of the .chaos name extension its ransomware stamps on files it has encrypted and the “readme.chaos[.]txt” name given t…

New Chaos Ransomware Emerges, Launches Wave of Attacks | #ransomware | #cybercrime - National Cyber Security Consulting

A new ransomware operator called Chaos has launched a wave of intrusions impacting a wide range of sectors, Cisco Talos has reported. Victims have been predominantly based in the US, with some in the UK, New Zealand India, according to the actor’s data leak site. Targeting appears to be opportunistic and does not focus on […] Thank you for subscribing to our RSS feed! The post New Chaos Ransomware Emerges, Launches Wave of Attacks | #ransomware …