- DarkSide, a Russian cybergang that started last August (2020), has become a full-service hacking assistance platform.
- Responsible for the recent US Colonial Pipeline attack, DarkSide offers “ransomware as a service” by providing hackers with technical customer support and ransom payment (eg crypto) negotiation and processing (charges 10-25% ransom collection fee).
- 15 of the largest cybergangs are based in Russia, who’s government refuses to prosecute hackers targeting foreign entities.
- Since October (2020), DarkSide and its affiliates have received over $90M in total ransoms.
