Security News > 2023 > December > The Week in Ransomware - December 22nd 2023 - BlackCat hacked
The FBI revealed this week that they hacked the BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware operation, which raked in $300 million from over 1,000 victims.
Retrieving 400 decryption keys and likely more data from the hacked servers has significantly tarnished the ransomware operation's reputation.
Previous "Ransomware cartels" allegedly created by Maze didn't succeed in helping the ransomware operation, as Ukrainian police arrested gang members after they rebranded as Egregor.
The UBA suffered a ransomware cyber attack: teachers and students cannot access the systems December 19th 2023 FBI disrupts Blackcat ransomware operation, creates decryption tool.
An unsealed FBI search warrant revealed how law enforcement hijacked the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware operations websites and seized the associated URLs.
December 21st 2023 Akira, again: The ransomware that keeps on taking Windows CLFS and five exploits used by ransomware operators New Phobos ransomware variant.