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Expert Comment: Blackfog on RansomHouse’s AMD attack claim
June 2022 by Dr Darren Williams, CEO and Founder at Blackfog
AMD said it is investigating a potential data breach after RansomHouse,
a relatively new data cybercrime operation, claims to have extorted data
from the US chipmaker.
In addition to the fact that RansomHouse are focussing on large
enterprises with weak security, Dr Darren Williams at ADX and ransomware
prevention specialists, Blackfog notes that if an attacker wants to
make their way in, they will, regardless of how weak or strong your
password is, as their main focus is the data that leave with…
Dr Darren Williams, CEO and Founder at Blackfog:
_"We haven’t yet seen evidence of the attack on AMD, but RansomHouses’
recent attack on the Shoprite Group in South Africa would indicate that
they are focused on large organisations with weak security. _
_As with all cyberattacks it really doesn’t matter how the bad actors
found their way in, weak passwords or otherwise, if they want to find a
way in they will be successful! What really matters is what data they
were able to leave with._
_Extortion is the main focus for cybercriminal gangs and organizations
should look to newer technologies like anti data exfiltration to stop
them in their tracks and prevent any unauthorised data from being
exfiltrated."_
