Europol, DOJ, NCA deny involvement in recent AlphV/BlackCat ‘shutdown’

Several of the law enforcement agencies involved in the takedown of one of the most prolific ransomware groups denied involvement in a new notice posted to the gang’s leak site — adding weight behind rumors from experts and cybercriminals that the group was attempting to carry out an elaborate exit scam. The U.S. Justice Department,

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