Scammers are impersonating the DarkSide ransomware gang - Help Net Security

Scammers are impersonating the DarkSide ransomware gang - Help Net Security

Someone out there is impersonating the infamous DarkSide ransomware gang and trying to trick companies in the energy and food industry to part with 100 Bitcoins, Trend Micro warns.


But the campaign is not producing the desired results, because the Bitcoin wallet to which the ransom should be directed has yet to receive or send any payment.


The message


The threat actor is contacting a few targets each day, either by sending an email to companies’ generic email addresses or by entering the same text into contact web forms on their official website:



The threat actor claims to have breached the company’s servers and to have access to sensitive company data, but offers not actual proof. Instead, they are hoping that invoking the DarkSide name will push companies into making a rash decision. But so far, that trick hasn’t paid ..

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