Risky Business News Podcast
March 04, 2025
RBTALKS6: Will Thomas on the Black Basta leaks
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News Editor
In this Risky Business Talks interview we invited Will Thomas to talk about the recent leak of internal chats from the Black Basta ransomware group. Will is a SANS Instructor, co-author of the SANS FOR589 course, and the co-founder of a community research project for CTI analysts called Curated Intelligence. Will walks us through the Black Basta leak and uses the group’s attack on US healthcare provider Ascension to break down how the gang operated.
Show notes
Risky Bulletin: BlackBasta implodes, internal chats leak online
BlackBasta’s internal chats just got exposed
BlackBasta Leaks: Lessons from the Ascension Health attack
Inside the Black Basta Leak: How Ransomware Operators Gain Access