REvil, a Russian ransomware operation, shut down because of hackers

REvil, a Russian ransomware operation, shut down because of hackers

“Attribution for the reported attack on REvil will be difficult, said Dana Wills, an information security consultant for Asteros, a cybersecurity vendor. “In this case, with Russia under pressure to act, threats from the U.S. government to take down the group, incentives of rival hacking groups, and possible insider threats within the organization, it may never be known exactly who is responsible,” she told the Washington Examiner.”

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