{"id":39255,"date":"2021-01-22T19:00:06","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T19:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/scottish-enviro-bods-shrug-off-ransomware-gangs-extortion-attempt-as-4000-files-dumped-online-saying-its-nothing-big\/"},"modified":"2021-01-22T19:00:06","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T19:00:06","slug":"scottish-enviro-bods-shrug-off-ransomware-gangs-extortion-attempt-as-4000-files-dumped-online-saying-its-nothing-big","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/scottish-enviro-bods-shrug-off-ransomware-gangs-extortion-attempt-as-4000-files-dumped-online-saying-its-nothing-big\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottish enviro bods shrug off ransomware gang&#8217;s extortion attempt as 4,000 files dumped online, saying it&#8217;s nothing big"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>About 4,000 stolen files from the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) have been dumped online by frustrated ransomware criminals after the public sector body refused to pay out.<\/p>\n<p>The move was predicted by the agency itself following the Conti criminal gang\u2019s malware attack against SEPA earlier this month.<\/p>\n<div class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"condor\" data-xsm=\",button,mpu,\" data-sm=\",button,mpu,\" data-md=\",button,banner_plus,mpu\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2YAt3yABrvCbW8hHjsj@VYAAAANA&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2YAt3yABrvCbW8hHjsj@VYAAAANA&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>SEPA had, quite correctly, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2021\/01\/18\/scottish_environment_protection_agency_refuses_to_pay_ransom\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">refused to pay the extortionists<\/a> to prevent disclosure. It had even predicted how many files the crims would dump online, saying on 14 January: \u201cNevertheless, it still means that at least four thousand files may have been stolen by criminals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The effects of the attack were to knock a few of SEPA\u2019s services offline, although it insisted that its flood forecasting and warning functions were able to continue operating regardless of the disruption.<\/p>\n<div class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xsm=\",button,mpu_plusplus,\" data-sm=\",button,mpu_plusplus,\" data-md=\",button,mpu_plusplus,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33YAt3yABrvCbW8hHjsj@VYAAAANA&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33YAt3yABrvCbW8hHjsj@VYAAAANA&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<div class=\"promo_article\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/regmedia.co.uk\/2016\/12\/20\/shutterstock_thistle.jpg?x=174&amp;y=115&amp;crop=1\" width=\"174\" height=\"115\" alt=\"THistle, the national flower of scotland, being bothered by a bee. Photo by Shutterstock\"><\/p>\n<h2 title=\"Which is exactly what you should do\">Scottish Environment Protection Agency refuses to pay ransomware crooks over 1.2GB of stolen data<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2021\/01\/18\/scottish_environment_protection_agency_refuses_to_pay_ransom\/\"><span>READ MORE<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Ransomware is malicious software deployed by criminals that encrypts files on a targeted computer network. The criminal operators then demand a ransom in exchange for the decryptor, and enterprising crims target backups as well as production networks, in the hope of destroying the ability for targeted firms to ignore ransom demands.<\/p>\n<p>Some ransomware gangs give themselves nicknames and cultivate a certain public status, in the hope that their marks will, in terror, roll over and pay out with minimal fuss. Some have even gone as far as to issue \u201cpress releases\u201d and communicate directly with the press as a means of boosting their notoriety, something infosec blogger Brian Krebs <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/krebsonsecurity.com\/2020\/07\/ransomware-gangs-dont-need-pr-help\/\">commented on<\/a> last summer.<\/p>\n<p>Ransoms vary widely but sums measured in millions or tens of millions of pounds are becoming more common, especially as larger and more high profile companies are compromised.<\/p>\n<div class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xsm=\",button,dbutton,mpu_plus,dmpu,\" data-sm=\",button,dbutton,mpu_plus,dmpu,\" data-md=\",button,dbutton,mpu_plus,dmpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YAt3yABrvCbW8hHjsj@VYAAAANA&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YAt3yABrvCbW8hHjsj@VYAAAANA&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>Destroying their business model is the only way to stop ransomware gangs, and SEPA unquestionably did the right thing in refusing to pay. It is also illegal to give money to individuals or organisations on international sanctions lists \u2013 certainly in the US and UK. \u00ae<\/p>\n<p> READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/go.theregister.com\/feed\/www.theregister.com\/2021\/01\/22\/sepa_ransomware_failure\/\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Awa&#8217; an bile yer heid, SEPA tells ransomware scum About 4,000 stolen files from the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) have been dumped online by frustrated ransomware criminals after the public sector body refused to pay out.\u2026 READ MORE HERE&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-register"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is 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