takedowns
Ransomware Attacks are Up, but Profits are Down: Chainalysis
In the ever-evolving world of ransomware, it’s getting easier for threat groups to launch attacks – as evidence by the growing number of incidents – but more difficult to make a profit ...
LockBit Takedown by Brits — Time for ‘Operation Cronos’
RaaS nicked: 11-nation army led by UK eliminates ransomware-for-hire scrotes’ servers ...
Popular Illicit Shop Genesis Market Seized by Law Enforcement
On April 4, 2023, the FBI, alongside multiple international partners, reportedly seized domains associated with the illicit market Genesis Market as part of “Operation Cookie Monster.” The post Popular Illicit Shop Genesis ...
‘Hive’ Russian Ransomware Gang Shut Down by FBI, DoJ, Europol, Bundeskriminalamt, et al
Law enforcement agencies from several countries got together and took down the site. They also worked to decrypt victims’ data ...
Russia Is Cracking Down on Cybercrime. Here Are the Law Enforcement Bodies Leading the Way.
Recent takedowns lead to arrests On February 7 and 8, the domains of several well-known Russian-language illicit communities—Ferum Shop, Sky-Fraud, Trump Dumps, and UAS—were seized by Department K, a division of the ...
