Security News > 2023 > January > The Week in Ransomware - January 20th 2023 - Targeting Crypto Exchanges
There has been quite a bit of ransomware news this week, with crypto exchanges being seized for alleged money laundering and researchers providing fascinating reports on the behavior of ransomware operators.
For those who want to learn more about the rise of the most prominent ransomware operation at this time, you should definitely give DiMaggio's Unlocking LockBit - a Ransomware Story a read. The US and France also conducted a law enforcement operation where they seized the domain and arrested the operator of the Bizlato crypto exchange for allegedly money laundering crypto proceeds generated from ransomware and illegal drug transaction.
January 17th 2023 Ransomware attack on maritime software impacts 1,000 ships New Phobos ransomware variant.
January 18th 2023 Bitzlato crypto exchange seized for ransomware, drugs money laundering.
Yum! Brands, the fast food brand operator of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and The Habit Burger Grill fast-food restaurant chains, has been targeted by a ransomware attack that forced the closure of 300 locations in the United Kingdom.
January 20th 2023 LAUSD says Vice Society ransomware gang stole contractors' SSNs. Los Angeles Unified School District, the second-largest school district in the United States, says the Vice Society ransomware gang has stolen files containing contractors' personal information, including Social Security Numbers.