Security News > 2023 > December > ALPHV ransomware site outage rumored to be caused by law enforcement
A law enforcement operation is rumored to be behind an outage affecting ALPHV ransomware gang's websites over the last 30 hours.
BleepingComputer suspects that the ransomware gang may have suffered potential law enforcement action after their recent activities, which was also hinted at by others.
"Hearing wild rumours that ALPHV/Blackcat has been paid a visit by the FBI," reads a tweet by someone named Evangelos G. While it has not been confirmed whether the FBI or any other law enforcement agency breached ALPHV's servers, similar law enforcement operations have occurred in the past.
The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware operation is believed to be a rebrand of the DarkSide gang.
After attacking the Colonial Pipeline, the ransomware gang faced intense scrutiny by the US government and international law enforcement, ultimately leading to the seizure of their infrastructure and the operation shutting down.
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