Black Basta ransomware operation nets over $100M from victims in less than two years

The Black Basta ransomware group has reportedly generated upwards of $100 million in revenue since it started operations in April 2022. Joint research from Corvus Insurance and blockchain analysis company Elliptic estimates the crew has scooped up at least $107 million in criminal proceeds after analyzing payments made to its …

[JessicaRabbit]

The name does rather remind me of Billy Connolly's Getifu ya basa bit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8bHsn-3RdQ

[pc-fluesterer.info]

Will they ever learn?

Will any of the victims draw the obvious conclusion? Ransomware attacks rely on design faults and programming errors in M$ products. If the victims (and the to-be victims) wanted to protect themselves in the future, they could and should turn to FOSS.