AlphV ransomware site is “seized” by the FBI. Then it’s “unseized.” And so on.

AlphV ransomware site is “seized” by the FBI. Then it’s “unseized.” And so on.

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https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/12/alphv-ransomware-site-is-seized-by-the-fbi-then-its-unseized-and-so-on/

The FBI spent much of Tuesday locked in an online tug-of-war with one of the Internet’s most aggressive ransomware groups after taking control of infrastructure the group has used to generate more than $300 million in illicit payments to date.

Early Tuesday morning, the dark-web site belonging to AlphV, a ransomware group that also goes by the name BlackCat, suddenly started displaying a banner that said it had been seized by the FBI as part of a coordinated law enforcement action. Gone was all the content AlphV had posted to the site previously.

AlphV ransomware site is “seized” by the FBI. Then it’s “unseized.” And so on.

Dec 20, 2023, 9:23pm UTC
https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/12/alphv-ransomware-site-is-seized-by-the-fbi-then-its-unseized-and-so-on/ > The FBI spent much of Tuesday locked in an online tug-of-war with one of the Internet’s most aggressive ransomware groups after taking control of infrastructure the group has used to generate more than $300 million in illicit payments to date. > Early Tuesday morning, the dark-web site belonging to AlphV, a ransomware group that also goes by the name BlackCat, suddenly started displaying a banner that said it had been seized by the FBI as part of a coordinated law enforcement action. Gone was all the content AlphV had posted to the site previously.