Use EDR or MDR to detect unusual activity before an attack occurs.

Make it harder for intruders to operate inside your organization by segmenting networks and assigning access rights prudently. Create a plan for patching vulnerabilities in internet-facing systems quickly disable or harden remote access like RDP and VPNs use endpoint security software that can detect exploits and malware used to deliver ransomware. Better and more effective investigational methods, backed by a shorter time-frame in which cyberincidents have to be reported, and already dwindling ransomware revenue, may significantly bring down the amount of damages caused by ransomware attacks. Recently we've seen an increased number of take-downs and arrests in ransomware, and related, cases. These investigations may lead to further arrests.

The law enforcement agencies say they used operational analysis, crypto-tracing, and forensics to find the suspects and determine where the suspects fit into the organizational structure of the DoppelPaymer group. Other victims attacked by DoppelPaymer in the past include Compal, PEMEX (Petróleos Mexicanos), the City of Torrance in California, Newcastle University, Hall County in Georgia, Banijay Group SAS, and Bretagne Télécom. Lucie County sheriffs department, the Dutch Institute for Scientific Research (NWO), and the Illinois Attorney General's office. It's also responsible for a costly attack on the St. Last year, DoppelPaymer claimed responsibility for a high-profile ransomware attack on Kia Motors America. At Malwarebytes we've also seen usage of the modified Dridex malware 2.0, for both initial access and lateral movement. Emotet is a modular type of malware that can be used to drop other malware on infected systems. DoppelPaymer's include healthcare, emergency services, and education, and have been around since 2019.Īccording to the Europol statement, DoppelPaymer relied on Emotet to infiltrate target networks. On 28 February, the German Regional Police and the Ukrainian National Police, with support from Europol, the Dutch Police, and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), apprehended the two suspects and seized computer equipment.ĭoppelPaymer is a ransomware group that has been linked to Russia, EvilCorp group, and Emotet. Europol has announced it has arrested two suspected core members of the DoppelPaymer ransomware group.

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