Security News > 2020 > October > REvil Gang Promises a Big Video-Game Hit; Claims Massive Revenue

The REvil ransomware gang claims it will rake in $100 million by year's end.

That's according to a REvil group leader in a rare Q&A with the YouTube Channel for tech blog "Russian OSINT." During the live interview, the REvil hacker warned of a "Big attack cominglinked to a very large video game developer."

The REvil leader noted that life as a cybercriminal started for him with video games.

REvil was soon developed to take its place, and while the interviewee didn't confirm the GandCrab connection specifically, he admitted that an earlier project was shut down to make way for a "Better product."

Conventional wisdom says that cyberattackers thrive in dark shadows and anonymity - but comments by the gang leader suggest that REvil members may not be as faceless as they would like.

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