{"id":2167,"date":"2023-12-09T01:02:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T01:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/cyberattacks-data-breaches\/alphv-blackcat-takedown-appears-to-be-law-enforcement-related-"},"modified":"2023-12-09T01:02:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T01:02:00","slug":"alphv-blackcat-takedown-appears-to-be-law-enforcement-related","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/2023\/12\/09\/alphv-blackcat-takedown-appears-to-be-law-enforcement-related\/","title":{"rendered":"ALPHV\/BlackCat Takedown Appears to Be Law Enforcement Related"},"content":{"rendered":"
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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.<\/span><\/p>\n

RedSense Intelligence posted on social media that it “can confirm that #ALPHV aka BlackCat ransomware gang’s site has been <\/span>taken down by law enforcement<\/a><\/span>,” on Dec. 8.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dark Reading has not been able to independently verify law enforcement is behind the BlackCat\/ALPHV site takedown.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since it first emerged in November 2021, BlackCat\/ALPHV has listed more than 650 companies on its leak site.<\/span><\/p>\n

Law enforcement has come <\/span>under scrutiny<\/a><\/span> 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.<\/span><\/p>\n

On Nov. 16, the FBI and CISA released a joint <\/span>advisory about Scattered Spider<\/a><\/span>, noting the group uses BlackCat\/ALPHV ransomware for their cybercrimes.<\/span><\/p>\n

This story is developing…<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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