The Justice Department has seized the computer servers and dark web sites associated with Hive, a prolific ransomware gang that's targeted U.S. hospitals, schools and other critical infrastructure.
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland , F.B.I. Director Christopher Wray and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco. Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images.it has seized the computer servers and dark web sites associated with a prolific ransomware gang that's targeted U.S. hospitals, schools and other critical infrastructure.earlier today claiming the DOJ, FBI, U.S. Secret Service and international law enforcement seized their sites last night.
Attorney General Merrick Garland said agents at the FBI Tampa field office gained access to Hive's ransomware infrastructure last July, which gave them the ability to sneak around their networks to find the information needed to shut down the gang. In the months it took to seek out that information, the FBI was able to hand out decryption keys to unlock any systems the ransomware gang targeted to victims, Garland said.Today's actions mark one of the most sophisticated and detrimental moves from U.S. law enforcement against a ransomware gang.
Only a small number of publicly reported cases have resulted in the U.S. law enforcement or military being able to
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