Ransomware attack targets major US logistics firm DSC

The appearance of the company’s name on the leak site of ransomware group Egregor suggests it refused to pay a ransom demand. 

The cyberattack adds to a growing list of victims among U.S. transportation and logistics firms targeted in a ransomware attack, including Forward Air and OmniTRAX.  

Feds hit back at notorious ransomware gang

But this week also brought encouraging news in the fight against ransomware attacks. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced an international law enforcement action aimed at Netwalker, a ransomware gang that brought havoc on the Australia-based transportation and logistics company Toll Group in 2020. 

Authorities took down Netwalker’s leak site and brought charges against a Canadian man,  Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins, accused of extorting companies out of $14 million. Criminal charges are extraordinarily rare in ransomware attacks.

A consortium of global law enforcement agencies including the FBI also took down a massive cyber threat, Emotet, whose malware has infected more than a million devices worldwide. 

Still more than a dozen ransomware gangs remain active, and a threat to transporttion and logistics providers.  

DSC said it was taking the recent attack to heart. 

“As we are increasingly aware, malicious cyber activity is on the rise,” DSC said. “While no company ever wants to encounter an event of this kind, the experience has further sharpened our vision for cybersecurity education and innovation. We are focused on providing leadership in this area.”

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