A ransomware group has started posting ads on Facebook to force victims to pay a ransom.
The story of ransomware attacks first started in 2012 when people were surprised by it technology είδαν ένα νέο τρόπο εκβιασμού, όπου οι hackers κρυπτογραφούν τα αρχεία των θυμάτων τους και στη συνέχεια απαιτούν λύτρα για να τους δώσουν έναν key decryption.
In November 2019, it was adopted by ransomware groups a new strategy of double blackmail with which they copy the victims' files before encrypting them. The attackers then threatened to share the stolen files in public if the ransom for the decryption was not paid.
Since then, ransomware groups have contacted the media to report on their latest accomplishments in an effort to pressure victims to pay.
Χθες, οι ομάδες ransomware πίσω από το Ragnar Locker το πήγαν στο επόμενο επίπεδο, εισβάλλοντας έναν λογαριασμό υπεύθυνο για τις διαφημίσεις στο Facebook και δημιούργησαν διαφημίσεις που προωθούν την επίθεσή τους στο Campari Group.
Last week, the Italian beverage company Campari Group was attacked by Ragnar Locker ransomware, where attackers claim to have stolen 2 TB of unencrypted files before encrypting their network. To recover their files, the hackers demanded a ransom of $ 15 million.
Such as first mentioned by Brian Krebs, ransomware Ragnar Locker hacked into a Facebook account to run ads warning Campari that their data would be published if they did not pay the ransom.
This Facebook ad was titled "Campari Group Network Security Breach" by the "Ragnar_Locker Group" and warned that further sensitive data would be released.
Chris Hodson, the owner of the Facebook account, told Brian Krebs that the ad was shown to more than 7.000 Facebook users before Facebook identified it as an attack.
Ransomware teams have long threatened to escalate their blackmail attempts by communicating with stock exchanges, major media outlets and other large clients.
This new tactic of promoting attacks through Facebook shows the ongoing development of ransomware blackmail. With ransom demands and payments in the tens of millions, we can expect to see further escalation in the future.
