FBI posts takedown notice on AlphV ransomware group’s website

The darknet website of the AlphV/Blackcat ransomware gang was replaced by a splashpage on Tuesday announcing it had been seized by the FBI. Details of the operation are not yet public. The takedown follows more than a week of speculation regarding potential law enforcement action after the criminals’ site became inaccessible earlier this month. Although

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