![]() ![]() And by the end of the story, the path to the whole truth leads to a place halfway around the world that no one expected and disturbingly, no one wanted to be. But not exactly telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Kirk: What unfolds is a story about people with good intentions trying to help other people in trouble. He actually calls his local FBI field office." But you know that feeling when something just isn't quite right.ĭudley: "They don't feel good about what happened. ![]() The files were decrypted, and the agency could go back to its business of trading in property. Kirk: The real estate agency was fixed, just like that. The whole thing was unlocked in 45 minutes. Renee Dudley: "And he's sitting there watching. They found another way to fix their problem. The ransomware demand was four bitcoins, worth just around $1,700 at the time. It had locked up the agency's files and backups. Jeremy Kirk: In April 2016, a real estate company in Anchorage, Alaska, called Herrington & Associates became infected with file-encrypting malware known as ransomware. Wired, Atlanta Spent $2.6M to Recover From a $52,000 Ransomware Scare, April 23, 2018.Sophos, SamSam: The (Almost) Six Million Dollar Ransomware, 2018.RSA Conference, Hi-Tech Mass Extortion: Lessons From the SamSam Ransomware Prosecution, Febru.Indicts Iranian Hackers Responsible for Deploying 'SamSam' Ransomware, Novem Renee Dudley, Daniel Golden, The Ransomware Hunting Team, October 2022.Graham Cluley, The Firms That Piggyback on Ransomware Attacks for Profit, Ap.dinbits, Which Is Worse? Bitcoin RansomWare or Removal Service From It?, J.Department of Justice, Two Iranian Men Indicted for Deploying Ransomware to Extort Hospitals, Municipalities, and Public Institutions, Causing Over $30 Million in Losses, Novem.Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, SamSam Ransomware - Alert (AA18-337A), Decem.Broadcom, SamSam: Targeted Ransomware Attacks Continue, Novem.Other music in this episode by Blue Dot Sessions. The Ransomware Files theme song by Chris Gilbert/ © Ordinary Weirdos Records. Speakers: Renee Dudley, Technology Reporter, ProPublica Jeremy Kirk, Executive Editor, Information Security Media Group. I'm looking for other people, organizations and companies that can share their unique experiences for the benefit of all until ransomware, hopefully, is no longer a threat. If you would like to participate in this project and tell the information security community about your organization's brush with ransomware, please get in touch with me at or direct message me here on Twitter. Also, the show has a Twitter handle, that tweets news and happenings about ransomware. If you enjoyed this episode of "The Ransomware Files," please follow it on a podcast platform and leave a review. But IT pros are fighting back, and they have stories of resilience and fortitude. Schools, hospitals and companies have fallen victims to cybercriminals encrypting their data and demanding payment. I’m exploring the impact of ransomware, one of the greatest crime waves to ever hit the internet. "The Ransomware Files" is a podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google, Audible, Stitcher and more. What Dudley and others uncovered was a disturbing business practice that funneled ransom payments to the creators of a pernicious type of ransomware called SamSam, who were in Iran. "The whole thing was unlocked in 45 minutes," says Renee Dudley, a technology reporter with ProPublica and co-author of a forthcoming book called " The Ransomware Hunting Team."īut Herrington & Associates suspected something else was going on. It found another way to fix its problem: a company called Proven Data Recovery from New York, which said it could recover the company's data using its "proprietary" method. The ransom demand was 4 bitcoins, worth just around $1,700 at the time. In April 2016, the company became infected with a type of ransomware called DMA Locker. It starts with a ransomware infection at a real estate company in Anchorage, Alaska, called Herrington & Associates. By the end, the path to the truth led to a place on the other side of the world where no one wanted to be. There aren’t many rules around ransomware, but this is a story about one rule that was definitely broken. What if you were hired for an office job but ended up negotiating with cybercriminals? ![]()
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