Cl0p attacks Bluefin
Incident Date:
July 18, 2023
Overview
Title
Cl0p attacks Bluefin
Victim
Bluefin
Attacker
Clop
Location
First Reported
July 18, 2023
The Cl0p Ransomware Gang's Attack on Bluefin
The Cl0p ransomware gang has attacked Bluefin. Bluefin Payment Systems is a prominent company that delivers advanced payment security solutions to businesses and merchants. With its headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, the company was founded in 2007 and has since become a reputable player in the payment security industry.
The core focus of Bluefin Payment Systems lies in safeguarding sensitive payment card data during transactions. The company offers essential services like tokenization and point-to-point encryption to achieve this. Tokenization involves replacing actual card data with unique identifiers known as tokens, ensuring the original data remains protected. This helps minimize the risk of exposing sensitive card information.
Cl0p's Announcement
Cl0p posted Bluefin to its data leak site on July 18th but provided no further information. Cl0p is a major Ransomware-as-service (RaaS) platform first observed in 2019. Cl0p is a dangerous ransomware family because it has advanced anti-analysis capabilities and anti-virtual machine analysis to prevent investigations in an emulated environment like those commonly used by security tools.
The Significance of Cl0p's Linux Version
Cl0p is one of just a handful of threat actors that have developed a Linux version. While Linux has a tiny footprint in desktop computing, it runs ~80% of web servers and a substantial portion of embedded devices used in the healthcare field – and this means that Cl0p is likely actively recruiting new talent to help improve their platform and expand the scope of what and whom they can attack.
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