Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2021-03-12 00:00:00
Affected organization: Unnamed international bank in Mexico
Affected country: Mexico
Industry: Finance and Insurance
Event type: Mixed
Event subtype: Data Attack,Exploitation of Application Server
Motive: Financial
Actor: REvil
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Russian Federation
Description: Researchers from eSentire reveal the details of a new campaign of attacks by the REvil ransomware gang. The affected organizations include two law firms, an insurance company, an architectural firm, a construction company and an agricultural co-op, all located in the U.S.; as well as two large international banks (one in Mexico and one in Africa); and a European manufacturer.