Good news!
Are the old fashioned gumshoes finally catching up with and getting more effective against criminals using latest technology! It is long overdue!
Ransomware has been used for several decades by criminals (and state actors?)
"The FBI said Monday it seized the servers of a ransomware and extortion gang called Radar (aka Dispossessor). At the time of writing, Radar’s website features a message from law enforcement, reading: “This website has been seized.” It’s a rare win for the FBI, which along with global law enforcement agencies has struggled to contain and curtail the rising threat from ransomware.
In a statement from the FBI’s Cleveland, Ohio, field office, the feds said they seized the gang’s domains and servers located in the United Kingdom and Germany. Radar/Dispossessor had at least 43 victim companies since the gang started out in August 2023, the agency said. ..."
"On August 12, FBI Cleveland announced the disruption of “Radar/Dispossessor" — the criminal ransomware group led by the online moniker "Brain"—and the dismantling of three U.S. servers, three United Kingdom servers, 18 German servers, eight U.S.-based criminal domains, and one German-based criminal domain. ..."
International Investigation Leads to Shutdown of Ransomware Group (original press release) "“Radar/Dispossessor” servers and domains successfully dismantled"
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