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Ransomware Group Turns to Facebook Ads

Summary: On the evening of Monday, Nov. 9, an ad campaign apparently placed by the Ragnar Locker Team appeared on Facebook pressuring Italian beverage vendor Campari Group, which had acknowledged on Nov. 3 that its systems were sidelined by a malware attack, to negotiate an extortion payment by 6 p.m. EST on Nov. 10. The ads were paid for through the hacked Facebook account of Chicago deejay Chris Hodson, who said the attackers budgeted $500 for the campaign, which reached roughly 7,150 users and generated 770 clicks at 21 cents per result before Facebook detected the ads as fraudulent.

What you should know: A ransomware crew turned a stolen Facebook login into a public extortion channel for $35 in billed ad spend, reaching thousands of users before the platform caught on - and Emsisoft's Fabian Wosar says groups have also begun outsourcing pressure calls to Indian call centers.

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