{"slug": "dumbass-criminal-breaks-the-first-rule-of-ransomware-club", "title": "'Dumbass' criminal breaks the 'first rule of ransomware club'", "summary": "A ransomware operator violated the cardinal rule of the cybercrime underworld by infecting systems in Russia and other CIS countries. The attacker, described by security researchers as a \"dumbass,\" broke the unwritten code that ransomware gangs avoid targeting their home region to evade law enforcement scrutiny. The breach of protocol exposes the criminal to potential retaliation from Russian authorities and fellow cybercriminals.", "body_md": "**SPONSORED LINKS**\n\n### MOST POPULAR\n\n## EVENTS\n\n-\n### Overcoming the trade-offs in data sovereignty\n\nWhat does data sovereignty actually mean for your network, which trade-offs are unavoidable? 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