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ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware takedown suffers a strange setback

The US Department of Justice said it worked with law-enforcement agencies from the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Spain, and Denmark to seize infrastructure associated with the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group. The group’s dark-web communications and leak site briefly returned, but law enforcement regained control. According to the source, an FBI decryptor has helped more than 500 victims recover from attacks and avoid roughly $68 million in ransom payments.

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ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware takedown suffers a strange setback

The US Department of Justice said it worked with law-enforcement agencies from the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Spain, and Denmark to seize infrastructure associated with the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group. The group’s dark-web communications and leak site briefly returned, but law enforcement regained control. According to the source, an FBI decryptor has helped more than 500 victims recover from attacks and avoid roughly $68 million in ransom payments.