FBI seizes ALPHV leak website. Hours later, ransomware gang claims it ‘unseized’ it

[rbc]

The FBI and an international consortium of law enforcement agencies claimed to have seized the main leak site from the notorious ransomware gang ALPHV, but hours later the gang claimed to have “unseized it,” while also lifting targeting rules for attacking critical infrastructure.

The ransomware gang is among the most prolific and has more than 1,000 victims, totaling hundreds of millions of dollars paid in ransoms. It has hit multiple industries, including critical services like health care and defense industrial base companies.

Also known as BlackCat, the Russian-speaking ransomware-as-a-service group first emerged in late 2021, and has been linked to other criminal gangs like DarkSide/Blackmatter and Revil. The Justice Department called the group the “second most prolific ransomware-as-a-service variant in the world.”
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FBI seizes ALPHV leak website. Hours later, ransomware gang claims it ‘unseized’ it