Ransomware gang uses song to claim it cracked American ISP The Register

pA cybercrime ring calling itself Arkana has made a cringe music video to boast of an alleged theft of subscriber account data from Coloradobased cableco WideOpenWest literally WOWppThe video features gloomy music plus narration and text in Russian that claims which screenshots of what looks like compromised internal WOW systems details on 403000 customers including their usernames passwords partial credit card details and email addresses were pilfered Login histories modem types and even the questions and answers used to reestablish user identity were also apparently pinchedppThe extortionists say WOW said to be the eighth largest cable operator in America has until Friday to negotiate a ransom payment Failure to do so will see Arkana sell whats said to be the stolen info to the highest bidder or leak the trove itself If that happens WideOpenWest will be aptly namedppLike many criminal gangs Arkana has tried to give itself a veneer of respectability by saying its actually in the security businessppArkana Security specializes in identifying and exposing critical vulnerabilities in company systems the crew states on its websiteppWe offer organizations a second chance or final opportunity to address their negligence before facing severe consequences Our expertise in postpenetration testing data security and risk management ensures businesses can safeguard their data and prevent catastrophic outcomesppAn analysis by security biz Hudson Rock concluded that a breakin took place in September last year after a WOW employees computer was infected with infostealer malware Hudson Rock believes Arkana took control of several of the US ISPs backend systems including its deployment of orchestration tool Symphonica and cloud security software tools from Appian CloudppArkana has not only stolen sensitive data but is also attempting to blackmail WOW with the threat of leaking or selling the information They even claimed they have the ability to push malware to the companys customers Hudson Rock saidppThis incident underscores the growing threat of infostealers as a precursor to ransomware attacks and the urgent need for organizations to prioritize infostealer monitoring to prevent such breachesppWOW had no comment at the time of going to press ppSend us newsppThe Register Biting the hand that feeds ITpp
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