Emerging Ransomware Operator Targeting Small and Medium Businesses Globally

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https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/emerging-ransomware-8base-doxxes-smbs-globally

With little yet known about 8base (it's part of a wave of ransomware newbies entering the market), one aspect of the group that is very clear is their preferred mode of operation. In a terms-of-service section of their leak site (see graphic), the group laid out 13 rules for their victims and themselves, written in ersatz legalese: "Participation of police departments is prohibited," and "Personal data will not be shared with third parties by the team."

With the familiar warped sense of "honesty" and "fair play:"

Whether the gang is as honest as it would like you to think is another matter. On the About Us page, the hackers perfidiously claim, "We are honest and simple pentesters," adding that "this list contains only those companies that have neglected the privacy and importance of the data of their employees and customers."

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[Jonny Quest]

The three links at the bottom of the webpage were interesting and good reads, especially regarding "password hygiene". I would have never thought about that one.

The Country Where You Live Impacts Password Choices

Literacy, levels of personal freedom, and other macro-social factors help determine how strong average passwords are in a given locale, researchers have found.

www.darkreading.com

 

[silversurfer]

A ransomware threat called 8Base that has been operating under the radar for over a year has been attributed to a "massive spike in activity" in May and June 2023.

"The group utilizes encryption paired with 'name-and-shame' techniques to compel their victims to pay their ransoms," VMware Carbon Black researchers Deborah Snyder and Fae Carlisle said in a report shared with The Hacker News. "8Base has an opportunistic pattern of compromise with recent victims spanning across varied industries."

8Base Ransomware Spikes in Activity, Threatens U.S. and Brazilian Businesses

A new ransomware threat called 8Base has emerged from the shadows with a "massive spike in activity."

thehackernews.com

 

[MuzzMelbourne]

Well, I had to lookup what "perfidiously" means...

"in a way that cannot be trusted, or that shows no loyalty" (Cambridge Dictionary)

It bet it sent 8Base scrambling for the dictionary too...