By Jeff Stone and Ryan Gallagher
The U. S. Department of Justice has seized internet sites belonging to an infamous Russian-speaking ransomware group, toppling hackers extorting millions of dollars from their victims around the world.
The website for the extortion group BlackCat, also known as ALPHV or Noberus, on Tuesday broadcast a message stating that US officials had taken control of the page. As part of the operation, the FBI developed a decryption tool that enabled US and international law enforcement agencies to help more than 500 victims restore their computer systems, according to the Justice Department.
The FBI also obtained a search warrant that’s helped the bureau gain …
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