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ALPHV/BlackCat Site Downed After Suspected Police Action

One of the most prolific ransomware-as-a-service groups operating today has suffered online disruption which intelligence experts have attributed to police action.
It appears to be basing this judgement not on direct knowledge of any police action, but intelligence gathered from the cybercrime community.
Threat intelligence firm ReliaQuest said any disruption at the RaaS group would have a knock-on effect.
One of ALPHV's most written-about affiliates is Scattered Spider, which has been tied to the MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment breaches.


This Cyber News was published on www.infosecurity-magazine.com. Publication date: Mon, 11 Dec 2023 11:45:30 +0000


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