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FBI seizes Blackcat ransomware's server and site
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation hacked into and seized the Russia-based ALPHV or Blackcat ransomware's darknet website and infrastructure, according to a Department of Justice announcement Tuesday.
WHY IT MATTERS
Alongside FBI Miami, the U.S. Secret Service and numerous foreign law enforcement partners supported the Blackcat disruption campaign. As a result, FBI can provide Blackcat’s victims around the world with a decryption key, Markenzy Lapointe, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, said in the DOJ statement.
The DOJ …
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