REvil

JBS Foods Ransomware: Paying $11M Even With Working Backups

Post author:Prabhu Kalyan Samal
Post published:May 30, 2021
Post category:Emerging Tech & Architecture Ransomware & Malware Security

REvil halted the world's largest meat processor over a holiday weekend; JBS restored from backups — and still paid $11M for leak suppression and restart insurance. The economics of ransom beyond decryption.

REvil Double Extortion: The RaaS Playbook at Full Speed

Post author:Prabhu Kalyan Samal
Post published:March 30, 2021
Post category:Ransomware & Malware Security

By March 2021 REvil paired a record $50M Acer demand with leak-site auctions and affiliate economics — industrialised extortion at its zenith. How the machine worked and why every brand since runs its playbook.