"FBI Disrupts BlackCat Ransomware Operation, Creates Decryption Tool"

According to the US Department of Justice (DOJ), the FBI successfully breached the BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware operation's servers to monitor activities and obtain decryption keys. On December 7, it was first reported that the group's websites, including the ransomware gang's Tor negotiation and data leak websites, had suddenly stopped working. The BlackCat/ALPHV administrator claimed it was a hosting problem, but researchers discovered it was connected to a law enforcement operation. The FBI conducted a law enforcement operation that allowed them to access BlackCat/ALPHV's infrastructure and quietly monitor the ransomware operation for months while siphoning decryption keys. The FBI was able to help 500 victims recover their files for free because of these decryption keys, saving about $68 million in ransom demands. This article continues to discuss the FBI's successful disruption of the BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware operation.

Bleeping Computer reports "FBI Disrupts BlackCat Ransomware Operation, Creates Decryption Tool"

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