Security News > 2023 > January > Hive ransomware servers shut down at last, says FBI

Six months ago, according to the US Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation infiltrated the Hive ransomware gang and started "Stealing back" the decryption keys for victims whose files had been scrambled.

As you are almost certainly, and sadly, aware, ransomware attacks these days typically involve two associated groups of cybercriminals.

Usually, ransomware crooks "Lock" your files by encrypting them with the very same sort of secure cryptography that you might use yourself for securing your web traffic or your own backups.

T]the Hive ransomware group [] has targeted more than 1500 victims in over 80 countries around the world, including hospitals, school districts, financial firms, and critical infrastructure.

To reduce the amount of money that ransomware crooks are sucking out of our economy, we need to aim for cybercrime prevention, not merely cure.

Detecting, responding to and thus preventing potential ransomware attacks before they start, or while they're unfolding, or even at the very last moment, when the crooks to try unleash the final file-scrambling process across your network, is always better than the stress of trying to recover from an actual attack.

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https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2023/01/27/hive-ransomware-servers-shut-down-at-last-says-fbi/