"A New Ransomware Gang Is Aiming at Big Russian Targets, Researchers Say"

According to researchers at the security vendor Group-IB, a new ransomware gang is targeting medical labs, banks, manufacturers, and software developers in Russia through the use of custom tools. The ransomware group, dubbed OldGremlin, conducts spear phishing attacks to insert their hacking tools into target networks. OldGremlin then encrypts the victim's files and demands that they pay a ransom of around $50,000 to decrypt their files. This article continues to discuss OldGremlin's targets, tools, tactics, and recent successful attacks, as well as how this group differs from other Russian-speaking threat actors. 

CyberScoop reports "A New Ransomware Gang Is Aiming at Big Russian Targets, Researchers Say"