Bank of Brasilia to pay 50 BTC after a ransomware attack
Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage The Bank of Brasilia, a government-controlled bank in Brazil, was targeted by a ransomware attack . The threat actors behind the attack demanded 50 BTC as a reward for not leaking the data belonging to users. Brazil BRB bank to pay 50 BTC after a ransomware attack A report by Tecmundo, a local media publication, said that one of the hackers, dubbed “Crydal, got in touch with them, informing them that the bank was required to pay 5.2 million Brazilian reals by 15:00 on October 06. The ransomware attack against the bank is being investigated by the Special Police Department for the Supervision of Cybercrime. An anonymous source interviewed by Tecmundo said that the hackers exploited the “LockBit” ransomware. At the beginning of last year, LockBit targeted around 350 organizations globally. LockBit is one of the largest ransomware groups dedicated to stealing information and extorting large ...