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☆ Hive ransomware group disrupted by international law enforcement - source
  + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Sarah N. Lynch Raphael Satter | Sarah N. Lynch | Raphael Satter | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The Hive ransomware gang has been disrupted by international law enforcement action, according to a person familiar with the matter and an announcement posted to the group's website. A flashing message posted to Hive's page said: "The Federal Bureau of Investigation seized this site as part of coordinated law enforcement action taken against Hive Ransomware." The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the European law enforcement organization Europol did not immediately return messages seeking comment but the person familiar with the matter said a Department of Justice announcement was coming imminently. Hive is one of a wide range of cybercriminal groups that extort international businesses by encrypting their data and demanding massive cryptocurrency payments in return. "Hive is one of the most active groups around, if not the most active," he said in an email.
☆ U.S. says it 'hacked the hackers' to bring down ransomware gang, helping 300 victims
  + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Sarah N. Lynch Raphael Satter | Sarah N. Lynch | Raphael Satter | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The FBI revealed on Thursday it had secretly hacked and disrupted a prolific ransomware gang called Hive, a maneuver that allowed the bureau to thwart the group from collecting more than $130 million in ransomware demands from more than 300 victims. They were then able to alert victims in advance so they could take steps to protect their systems before Hive demanded the payments. In that case, the Justice Department seized some $2.3 million in cryptocurrency ransom after the company had already paid the hackers. The Justice Department said that over the years, Hive has targeted more than 1,500 victims in 80 different countries, and has collected more than $100 million in ransomware payments. Attorney General Merrick Garland said the FBI's operation helped a wide range of victims, including a Texas school district.
☆ U.S. House Republican probed over Jan. 6 attack may now investigate FBI
  + stars: | 2023-01-08 | by ( Sarah N. Lynch Raphael Satter | Sarah N. Lynch | Raphael Satter | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
Congressman Scott Perry of Pennsylvania is an ally of former President Donald Trump who helped spread Trump's false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him through widespread voting fraud. The FBI seized his phone in August, apparently as part of a probe into efforts to overturn the election. Trump has accused the FBI, without evidence, of launching the probes as political retribution again him. The Democratic-led House Select Committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol has said Perry and some other fellow Republicans later sought a pardon from the White House for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election, though Perry has denied doing so. Reporting by Sarah N. Lynch and Raphael Satter; Editing by Lisa ShumakerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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