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US Justice Department cracks down on ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware group targeting critical infrastructure

US Justice Department cracks down on ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware group targeting critical infrastructure

The U.S. Justice Department made a significant announcement on Tuesday regarding its disruption campaign against the Blackcat ransomware group, also known as ALPHV or Noberus. The group has demonstrated a high level of proficiency in targeting and compromising over 1,000…

DOJ executes court-authorized disruption of Snake malware network controlled by Russia's FSB

DOJ executes court-authorized disruption of Snake malware network controlled by Russia’s FSB

The U.S. Justice Department announced the completion of a court-authorized operation, codenamed ‘Medusa’ to disrupt a global peer-to-peer (P2P) network of computers compromised by sophisticated malware called ‘Snake.’ The U.S. Government attributes it to a unit within Center 16 of…