Just in a span of few months, the DarkSide group has grown to be one of the key players in the ransomware industry. The perpetrators have earlier attacked CompuCom , Canadian Discount Car and Truck Rentals , and the US Colonial Pipeline .
While ransomware groups attack vulnerable entities, they often target wealthy corporates. But hitting sensitive entities like healthcare, educational institutions, or government agencies will draw unwanted attention. And this happened in the case of the DarkSide group, which took over Colonial Pipeline and forced it to pay a $4.4 million ransom.
This shook the US government as the President himself warned companies to remain vigilant and spotted that the perpetrators are from Russia! May they have planned a secret operation behind the warnings, as unknown law enforcement is somehow the reason behind DarkSide’s fall now.
#DarkSide is closed due to the pressure from US Government ???? — ???????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????? (@ddd1ms) May 14, 2021
