Click Here 40. Selling Vice Society: old exploits, easy targets, and the illusion of greatness
Nov 8, 2022
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Vice Society's Loud Attribution
- Vice Society loudly claims responsibility for attacks, making attribution unusually easy.
- They specialize in targeting schools with ransomware, creating notable disruption in education sectors.
Creative Criminal Branding
- Vice Society uses a retro, video game-themed marketing style to stand out in the ransomware world.
- Their data leak site features bright, attractive imagery unusual for criminal groups, drawing attention.
Unusual Openness to Media
- Vice Society openly interacts with journalists and provides answers via AI-generated voices, unusual for ransomware groups.
- This openness contrasts typical secrecy and serves to bolster their public profile and confusion about their capabilities.