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Massive leak exposes the inner workings of top ransomware syndicate Black Basta | Some 200,000 private messages among hacking group members have been revealed


In an unprecedented breach, over a year of internal communications from the notorious ransomware syndicate Black Basta have leaked online, exposing the inner workings, strategies, and internal...

The source of the leak remains unknown – it was posted by a user called "ExploitWhispers" on MEGA and later on Telegram – but the individual responsible claims the action was taken in retaliation for Black Basta's attacks on Russian banks. Their high-profile victims include Ascension, a major U.S. healthcare provider, Hyundai Europe, U.K. outsourcing firm Capita, the Chilean Government Customs Agency, and Southern Water, a U.K. utility company. Researchers analyzing the Russian-language texts have uncovered details about other key members of Black Basta, including two administrators known as Lapa and YY, and a threat actor named Cortes, who has links to the Qakbot ransomware group.

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