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Interview with BlackMatter, a new ransomware group that only targets companies with $100M+ revenue and says it will avoid certain industries like healthcare

Editor's Note: In July, a new ransomware gang started posting advertisements on various cybercrime forums announcing that it was seeking … Tweets: @dcuthbert and @therecord_media Tweets: Daniel Cuthbert / @dcuthbert : “However, the group said some industries were off limits: It would not extort healthcare, critical infrastructure, oil and gas, defense, non-profit, and government organizations.” Clever. Hit private business and worry less about gov putting political pressure on activities. https://twitter.com/... @therecord_media : “There is one life and we take everything from it.” A new ransomware group called BlackMatter says it is learning from the mistakes of predecessors like REvil and LockBit, via @ddd1ms https://therecord.media/...

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  • @dcuthbert Daniel Cuthbert on x
    “However, the group said some industries were off limits: It would not extort healthcare, critical infrastructure, oil and gas, defense, non-profit, and government organizations.” Clever. Hit private business and worry less about gov putting political pressure on activities. http…
  • @therecord_media @therecord_media on x
    “There is one life and we take everything from it.” A new ransomware group called BlackMatter says it is learning from the mistakes of predecessors like REvil and LockBit, via @ddd1ms https://therecord.media/...