OP 27 February, 2021 - 11:12 AM
Quote:Security researcher Germán Fernández told BleepingComputer that the threat actors are using a commodity PHP ransomware called Ronggolawe (or AwesomeWare) to encrypt the site's contents.Leaked data: https://cracked.to/Thread-Other-Ministry...-passwords
Soon after the attack, the threat actors released a text file containing 6,632 login names and hashed password combinations on a hacker forum.
Quote:After the Ministry of Finance attack, Hotarus Corp hacked Ecuador's largest private bank, Banco Pichincha.Read the full article on https://archive.vn/UGTyu.
The bank has confirmed the attack in an official statement but states that it was a hacked marketing partner and not their internal systems.
Banco Pichincha goes on to say that the attackers used the compromised platform to send phishing emails to customers to attempt to steal sensitive information to carry out "illegitimate transactions."