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After BlackSuit is taken down, new ransomware group Chaos emerges
As BlackSuit’s dark web site goes dark, Chaos is already around to pick up the slack.
Researchers at Cisco’s Talos Security Group said Thursday that since Chaos emerged in February, it has engaged in “big-game hunting”—meaning attacks designed to extract hefty payments—that have mainly targeted organizations in the US and, to a lesser extent, the UK, New Zealand, and India. Cisco’s report came within hours of an international law enforcement action dubbed Operation CheckMate taking down the name-and-shame dark web site belonging to BlackSuit, a ransomware gang that, according to the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, has demanded more than $500 million in payments in its short history. Dan Goodin is Senior Security Editor at Ars Technica, where he oversees coverage of malware, computer espionage, botnets, hardware hacking, encryption, and passwords.
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