Security News > 2024 > August > Feds bust minor league Radar/Dispossessor ransomware gang
The Dispossessor ransomware group is the latest to enter the cybercrime graveyard with the Feds proudly laying claim to the takedown.
The FBI said it took down the "Radar/Dispossessor" group.
The group is comprised of two separate tred-teaming operations - Radar and Dispossesor.
It's a relatively minor league ransomware operation.
"The law enforcement takedown of Dispossessor is interesting, as they do not appear to be a particularly impactful or active ransomware group, so why go after them," said Stephen Robinson, senior threat intelligence analyst at WithSecure.
Given the smaller scale of the Radar/Dispossessor operation, the authorities didn't waste their time with the newer style of ransomware takedowns which seek to embarrass and entirely discredit the group's reputation, a la LockBit.