US government seized $1 million from Russian ransomware gang

US judiciary Declaration On Monday it seized $ 1 million in servers and Bitcoin from the gang of Russian Ranswear, which broad on the BlackSut and Royal Malwer.

According to the press release, a coalition of global law enforcement agencies, including the United States, Canada, Germany, Ireland, France, the United Kingdom and others, seized four servers and nine domains on July 23. In addition, authorities have also seized almost million millions of cryptocurrency.

BlackSut and Royal are believed to be developed by the same Russian cyber criminal gang, the same Russian cyber criminal gang, which targets critical infrastructure in the United States and beyond.

The US Cybercquire Agency CISA “BlackSut Actors Total $ 500 Millions in a total of US $ 500 million and the largest distinct ransom demand was $ 60 million,” Says an adviser Last year.

Assistant Attorney General of National Protection John A. “The continuous target of BlackSut Ranswear’s gang is a serious threat to the US public protection,” the Eisenberg said in a press release.

According to IC’s Homeland Security InvestigationWhich led the investigation, Royal and BlackSuit compromised with more than 5 victims in the United States, including “healthcare, education, public safety, strength and public sector entity.” And, in total, cyber criminals have earned more than $ 370 million in ransom since 2022.

According to the announcement, the restored Bitcoin was recovered from a digital currency exchange account, whose funds were frozen in January last year.

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