Posted on 03/08/2022 7:50:38 AM PST by BusterDog
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says the Ragnar Locker ransomware gang has breached the networks of at least 52 organizations from multiple US critical infrastructure sectors.
This was revealed in a joint TLP:WHITE flash alert published on Monday in coordination with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
"As of January 2022, the FBI has identified at least 52 entities across 10 critical infrastructure sectors affected by RagnarLocker ransomware, including entities in the critical manufacturing, energy, financial services, government, and information technology sectors," the federal law enforcement agency said [PDF].
"RagnarLocker ransomware actors work as part of a ransomware family, frequently changing obfuscation techniques to avoid detection and prevention."
The flash alert focuses on providing indicators of compromise (IOCs) organizations can use to detect and block Ragnar Locker ransomware attacks.
IOCs associated with Ragnar Locker activity include info on attack infrastructure, Bitcoin addresses used to collect ransom demands, and email addresses used by the gang's operators.
Although the FBI first became aware of Ragnar Locker in April 2020, Ragnar Locker ransomware payloads were first observed in attacks months before, during late December 2019.
(Excerpt) Read more at bleepingcomputer.com ...
Any Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged Fans out there, could the name Ragnar in the ransomware attack be a reference to the character in the book Atlas Shrugged.
Ragnar Danneskjöld was essentially a pirate for the producers of the world, along with Francisco d’Anconia and John Galt led the producer revolution.
“Ragnar Danneskjöld was essentially a pirate for the producers of the world, along with Francisco d’Anconia and John Galt led the producer revolution.”
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Good catch.
The FIBs are at it again. Make a crisis and then have the administration ignore it and spend on irrelevant social programs.
Hangin’s too good for ‘em!
Ransomware is opportunistically anti-business as it maliciously kidnaps business services then extorts the business, with the cost impact and penalties borne by its customers.
The attacked business’s competitors may have motive, like a guy hiring an assassin to do away with his wife or business partner.
The headline should be “52 critical infrastructure orgs had lousy security.
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