ALPHV/BlackCat Takedown Appears to Be Law Enforcement Related

Threat intel sources confirm the ransomware groups site has been shuttered by law enforcement.

A Dark Web leak site known to be operated by the notorious ransomware group APLHV/BlackCat was taken offline on Dec. 7 and now threat intelligence experts have confirmed the outage is part of law enforcement action against the group.
RedSense Intelligence posted on social media that it can confirm that #ALPHV aka BlackCat ransomware gangs site has been
taken down by law enforcement
, on Dec. 8.
Dark Reading has not been able to independently verify law enforcement is behind the BlackCat/ALPHV site takedown.
Since it first emerged in November 2021, BlackCat/ALPHV has listed more than 650 companies on its leak site.
Law enforcement has come
under scrutiny
for not taking more aggressive action against BlackCat/ALPHV affiliates like Scattered Spider, a ransomware group behind brazen cyberattacks against MGM Resorts, Caesars, and more.
On Nov. 16, the FBI and CISA released a joint
advisory about Scattered Spider
, noting the group uses BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware for their cybercrimes.
This story is developing...

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