There has been a veritable explosion of new ransomware and extortion gangs this year. You may never have heard of Arkana, but there seems to be some link to the Qilin gang. gbhackers reports:
The Arkana ransomware group burst onto the cybercrime scene with a high-profile attack on WideOpenWest (WOW!), a prominent U.S. internet service provider, in late March.
The group boldly claimed to have exfiltrated two massive databases containing approximately 403,000 and 2.2 million customer records, while also seizing control of critical backend systems such as WOW!’s AppianCloud and Symphonica platforms.
This debut operation highlighted Arkana’s aggressive tactics, focusing on data theft and extortion rather than immediate encryption.
Read more at gbhackers.
