The Reaction of Russian Hackers to the Arrests of REvil Became Known

Russian hackers have made their own security issues a priority after the arrests of other cybercriminals, including from the REvil group. Dmitry Volkov, CEO, and founder of Group-IB spoke about this reaction of the darknet to the events taking place. “Security and anonymity have become priorities after the precedents with the shutdown of REvil servers, the arrests of members of the group, as well as the detention in Russia of criminals who helped to cash out the incomes of cybercriminals. Another catalyst for this was the release of the fight against ransomware to the state level,” Mr. Volkov said. 

At the same time, partner programs that distribute ransomware on the dark web have become more closed. Now only those who are personally acquainted with its organizer can take part in such a project. According to Group-IB analysts, all this is happening against the background of the consolidation of the darknet around ransomware and the groups involved in it. 

“The entire criminal underground unites around ransomware. Everyone found a job: both those who sell access to hacked companies, those who attack them, and those who negotiate for ransom or post stolen data on the darknet. New groups will constantly appear in this market, reassembled from previous associations,” Mr. Volkov is sure. 

According to Group-IB, the main list of victims at the country level, as well as the industry preferences of hackers remained unchanged. Globally, almost half of ransomware attacks are in the US (49.2 percent in 20

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