![]() REvil/Sadinokibi who are suspected of being behind the attacks on JBS and Kaseya is currently the largest gang that has succeeded in extorting their victims with payments of up to USD 11.3 million they managed to receive. Last week also saw an attack on management software company, Kaseya, which caused the REvil ransomware to spread to more than 1.000 of their customers. Ransomware attacks are on the rise and are now the subject of debate among world leaders after the attack on Colonial Pipeline, the JBS meat processor. Payout figures can be broken down by, year, month, and week. Ransomwhe.re is an open crowdsourced ransomware payment tracker website, which offers details of victims' payments in bitcoin to wallets associated with a dozen major ransomware variants. The site “ransomwhe.re” has been created by Jack Cable, a security researcher who works with cyber consultancy Krebs Stamos Group and the US Defense Digital Service. The main idea of Cable is to combat ransomware by developing public awareness around the issue.JAKARTA - A security expert, Jack Cable, has launched a site to keep records of bitcoin payments publicly traceable to major ransomware gangs, such as REvil. Cable is of the view that he is fully aware of the implications of submitting false data. Ransomware is a pervasive global threat that requires experts to step up to the occasion to eliminate it. Ransomware is a great example of how members of the community of cybersecurity experts are collaborating together to eliminate ransomware. But other experts opine that Cable’s idea comes with some challenges. When the context is about total payments, the NetWalker gang leads all-time in the context of data mining.ĭata Cable has been able to collect more than three thousand payments compared to 800 payments to Ryuk. Anyone can download the resulting database. He has been able to track nearly $57 million in payments. He is working dedicatedly to develop a treasure trove of information. He further added that the crowdfunding project is headed by him. ![]() He is also an ethical hacker at the Defense Department’s Digital Service. Cable also works as a security architect at a reputed company. Cable further adds that this program will highlight the actions required to fight fraud related to ransomware. It will also highlight which actions are necessary to fight fraud related to bitcoin. With the invention of Jack Cable’s innovative anti-ransomware program, things will look better for bitcoin investors. Today, the world is devising newer methods to fight ransomware. The student’s name is Jack Cable and he opines that this program will bring transparency around the impact of ransomware. This program can track payments to bitcoin addresses related to known gangs that execute large-scale attacks. Considering these things, a student and security researcher from Stanford University launched an extensive anti-ransomware program. This usually makes it harder for law enforcement agencies to combat attacks and comprehend how to fight them. ![]() Most cyberattack victims don’t report the attacks on a larger scale. There are no legal requirements for victims to disclose when they pay the hackers to unlock their network. However, there are few people who can analyze the repercussions of a ransomware attack. Moreover, ransomware is responsible for creating security breaches in large IT companies. And after a series of cyberattacks against the fuel supplier Colonial Pipeline, everyone is serious about the adverse effects of ransomware. ![]() There is no denying that ransomware is a grave issue for the national security of many countries.
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