Global Crackdown: US Authorities Disrupt Notorious Ransomware Gangs and Provide Relief to Victims

Law enforcement agencies from multiple countries, including the FBI, have seized the dark web leak site of the notorious ransomware gang ALPHV, also known as BlackCat. The takedown operation involved agencies from the United Kingdom, Denmark, Germany, Spain, and Australia. The FBI released a decryption tool that has helped over 500 ALPHV ransomware victims restore their systems, saving them from paying approximately $68 million in ransom demands. The gang, which targeted critical infrastructure and various organizations globally, claimed to have compromised high-profile victims such as Reddit, Norton, and the U.K.'s Barts Health NHS Trust.