The US Department of Justice has taken control of the website of ransomware hacker group BlackCat, also known as ALPHV or Noberus. According to the official statement, these people are thought to be involved in cyber attacks against large companies in the USA and Europe. Web site departments.
According to the US Department of Justice, as part of the operation, the FBI developed a program that will decrypt data that has become inaccessible as a result of the activities of attackers. This helped more than 500 BlackCat victims regain access to their systems. Ministry representatives added that BlackCat could be considered liquidated.
BlackCat group started operating in 2021. Hackers hacked computers and installed ransomware that encrypted information and disabled network infrastructure. The cybercriminals then demanded a ransom in cryptocurrency to remove the block, threatening to publicly disclose the stolen internal documents otherwise.
The group was behind an attack affecting Barts Health NHS Trust, one of the UK’s largest hospital groups. Hackers rose to fame in 2022 after a series of attacks on the energy sector. They targeted Luxembourg-based gas and energy supplier Creos Luxembourg and its parent company Encevo SA.
The group claimed responsibility for attacks on several major Las Vegas casinos in 2023.
BlackCat members communicate with each other in Russian and the team’s methods are “innovative and advanced,” according to California-based cybersecurity company Unit 42.
Formerly US Department of Justice reported on the elimination of the international hacker-hijacker group Hive.