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US Seizes Websites Belonging to BlackCat, a Notorious Russian Ransomware Gang

The US government has hit back at cybercrime group BlackCat, accessing its computer systems via an undercover informant and taking down several of its websites. The operation developed a tool which enabled over 500 victims of the Russian-speaking ransomware gang to decrypt their locked files. The tool has reportedly saved multiple victims from ransom demands totalling about $68m.

Source: themessenger.com –

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