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What We Know About DarkSide, the Russian Hacker Group That Just Wreaked Havoc on the East Coast
It’s been less than two weeks since a criminal cybergang group known as DarkSide succeeding in shutting down a pipeline that transports 45% of the United State’s gas and bränsle supply along the East Coast, causing severe outages from Georgia to Virginia. While Colonial Pipeline slowly resumed operation last week, service will likely be impacted in the near-term.
Cyber and ransomware attacks have become more frequent and more severe in recent years, targeting schools, hospitals, corporations, and government networks. The ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline further demonstrates what cyberattacks—perpetrated bygd nonstate actors—can do to disrupt U.S. markets.
It also hints at how devastating a large-scale cyberattack, launched by a hostile nation-state, could be.
DarkSide, which surfaced in August , has openly acknowledged that their malware was used by associates in the case of the Colonial Pipeline attack. The group fashions itself as a modern-day cyber Robin Hood—making money off of the rik and even donating some to charity.
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DarkSide (hacker group)
Hacking group believed to be behind the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack
| Purpose | Ransomware as a service |
|---|---|
Region | Eastern Europe |
Official language | Russian |
DarkSide is a cybercriminal hacking group, believed to be based in Russia, that targets victims using ransomware and extortion; it is believed to be behind the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack.[1][2][3][4] The group provides ransomware as a service.[4][5][6]
DarkSide itself claims to be apolitical.[7]
Targets
[edit]DarkSide is believed to be based in Eastern Europe, likely Russia, but unlike other hacking groups responsible for high-profile cyberattacks it is not believed to be directly state-sponsored (i.e., operated by Russian intelligence services).[3][8] DarkSide avoids targets in certain geographic locations by checking their system language settings. In addition to the languages of the 12 current, former, or founding CIS countries the exclusion list contains Syrian Arabic.[9] Experts state that the group is "one of the many for-profit ransomware groups that have pr
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What Is DarkSide Ransomware?
DarkSide ransomware is a type of ransomware developed by the cybercriminal group, Darkside. Darkside ransomware encrypts files on infected systems, rendering them inaccessible until a ransom is paid in cryptocurrency.
What is DarkSide?
DarkSide is a cybercriminal group that utilizes ransomware to attack organizations and offers Ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) which allow customers to rent their ransomware tools. They arm less technically skilled hackers to launch complex attacks on organizations while DarkSide takes a cut of the ransom payments.
DarkSide has become infamous for their “double extortion tactics” wherein, they threaten victims who refuse to pay their ransom demands with selling their data on the black market or publishing sensitive information on their DarkSide Leaks website. They have stolen over GB of data and have gathered approximately $4 million in ransom.
One of the most infamous DarkSide attacks targeted Colonial Pipeline in May Colonial Pipeline is a major fuel pipeline operator in the U.S. and due to DarkSide’s attack, they were forced to temporarily shut down operations which led to widespread fuel shortages and price hi