Germany and Ukraine hit two high-value ransomware targets - DoppelPaymer ransomware

FanJ · Mar 6, 2023

Europol - 06 Mar 2023
https://www.europol.europa.eu/media...ukraine-hit-two-high-value-ransomware-targets

On 28 February 2023, the German Regional Police (Landeskriminalamt Nordrhein-Westfalen) and the Ukrainian National Police (Націона́льна полі́ція Украї́ни), with support from Europol, the Dutch Police (Politie) and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigations, targeted suspected core members of the criminal group responsible for carrying out large-scale cyberattacks with the DoppelPaymer ransomware.
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This ransomware appeared in 2019, when cybercriminals started using it to launch attacks against organisations and critical infrastructure and industries. Based on the BitPaymer ransomware and part of the Dridex malware family, DoppelPaymer used a unique tool capable of compromising defence mechanisms by terminating the security-related process of the attacked systems. The DoppelPaymer attacks were enabled by the prolific EMOTET malware.
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Forensic analysis of the seized equipment is still ongoing to determine the exact role of the suspects and their links to other accomplices
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Germany and Ukraine hit two high-value ransomware targets - DoppelPaymer ransomware

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