US Government Says BlackSuit and Royal Ransomware Gangs Hit Hundreds of Major Firms Before Shutdown

Gardaí join FBI in global takedown of websites used by notorious cyber crime gang

Key websites used by the Blacksuit gang were seized in a major international operation involving Irish and US authorities.

Gardaí help US take down ‘serious’ cybercriminal gang behind $370m ransom payments

Gardaí have helped take down a major cybercriminal organisation that is believed to have made more than $370 million in ransom demand payments from victims.

Gardaí take part in international cybercrime takedown

The Blacksuit ransomware group is an organised crime group responsible for the commission of ransomware and other serious cyber criminality internationally

US government says BlackSuit and Royal ransomware gangs hit hundreds of major firms before shutdown

The criminals struck more than 450 confirmed victims and extorted more than $370 million.

Royal and BlackSuit ransomware gangs hit over 450 US companies

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says the cybercrime gang behind the Royal and BlackSuit ransomware operations had breached hundreds of U.S. companies before their infrastructure was dismantled last month. [...]

BlackSuit, Royal ransomware group hit over 450 US victims before last month’s takedown

LAS VEGAS — The Russian cybercrime group behind BlackSuit and Royal ransomware was more prolific and successful at extorting payments from its victims than previously known, according to an update Thursday from an investigative unit inside the Department of Homeland Security. “Since 2022, the Royal and BlackSuit ransomware groups have compromised over 450 known victims in the United States, including entities in healthcare, education, public saf…