REvil ransomware crew posts more than $1 million in Bitcoin on hacker forum

The hacker group behind the spread of the REvil (Sodinokibi) ransomware on a Russian-language hacker forum announced it was seeking teams or specialists for penetration testing. It also posted a deposit of 99 BTC (more than $1 million at the time of writing). According to Bleeping Computer.

According to the REvil team, they are seeking professionals who have already worked with penetration testing or people who have experience but are not currently employed.

The hackers also said they had posted on the forum a $1 million deposit to reassure potential partners.

Earlier in 2020, the Sodinokibi ransomware gang attacked the computer network of currency company Travelex. The hackers demanded a $6 million Bitcoin ransom.

It was reported that Travelex paid the hackers $2.3 million in cryptocurrency.

In April, the Sodinokibi developers announced that they would abandon Bitcoin in favour of Monero to hinder law enforcement from tracking transactions.

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