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US Department of Justice, Bulgarian National Investigation Service Team Up To Disrupt Ransomware NetWalker
Summary: The U.S. Department of Justice, the Bulgarian National Investigation Service and the Bulgarian General Directorate Combating Organized Crime have worked together to disrupt a ransomware called NetWalker, according to a recent DOJ statement. NetWalker uses a ransomware-as-service model that utilizes developers and "affiliates." NetWalker ransomware attacks have targeted universities, companies, municipalities, hospitals, and even healthcare sectors operating during ...
The U.S. Department of Justice, the Bulgarian National Investigation Service and the Bulgarian General Directorate Combating Organized Crime have worked together to disrupt a ransomware called NetWalker, according to a recent DOJ statement.
NetWalker uses a ransomware-as-service model that utilizes developers and "affiliates." NetWalker ransomware attacks have targeted universities, companies, municipalities, hospitals, and even healthcare sectors operating during the COVID-19 pandemic, the DOJ report read.
The team of agencies have recently charged Canadian citizen Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins, who is alleged to have obtained $27.6 million via ransomware attacks using NetWalker. Officials also seized more than $450,000 in cryptocurrency that had been paid by victims of three separate attacks. Additonally, authorities in Bulgaria seized a dark web hidden resource used by NetWalker ransomware affiliates.
By Emily Mason
Tags: Bulgarian General Directorate,Bulgarian National Investigation Service,NetWalker,Ransomware,US Department of Justice
Link: US Department of Justice, Bulgarian National Investigation Service Team Up To Disrupt Ransomware NetWalker [Copy]
