From ehackingnews.com
In bogus extortion emails sent to firms in the energy and food industries, threat actors impersonate the now-defunct DarkSide Ransomware campaign. The Darkside ransomware attack first hit business networks in August 2020, asking millions of dollars in exchange for a decryptor and a pledge not to reveal stolen data.
Following the ransomware gang’s attack on the Colonial Pipeline, the country’s largest petroleum pipeline, the ransomware gang was thrown into the spotlight, with the US government and law enforcement focusing their attention on the group. Because of the heightened scrutiny from law officials, DarkSide abruptly shut down its operations in May for fear of being arrested.