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Arrest, Seizures Tied to Netwalker Ransomware Krebs on Security

U.S. and Bulgarian authorities seize dark web site used by NetWalker ransomware cybercrime group. Canadian national suspected of extorting more than $27 million through the spreading of NetWalker was charged in a Florida court. NetWalker is a ransomware-as-a-service crimeware product in which affiliates rent access to the continuously updated malware code in exchange for a percentage of any funds extorted from victims. The crooks behind NetWalker used the now-seized website to publish personal and proprietary data stolen from their prey.”]

Source: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/01/arrest-seizures-tied-to-netwalker-ransomware/

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