Risky Bulletin Newsletter
November 14, 2022
Risky Biz News: Australia to hack the hackers
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O'Neil's statement came on the same day that the AFP issued a press release identifying the Medibank hackers as being located "in Russia."
"We believe we know which individuals are responsible but I will not be naming them," said AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw. "What I will say is that we will be holding talks with Russian law enforcement about these individuals."
After years during which law firms, cyber-insurance providers, and even security firms and law enforcement have closed their eyes during ransomware negotiations and allowed victims to pay ransom demands in order to placate attackers, these criminal cartels have grown their operations and intensified attacks feedings on profits but also on a sense of invincibility.