Ransomware gang BlackSuit hit with major takedown after targeting 450 U.S. victims
The BlackSuit ransomware organization, which for years has extorted U.S. hospitals, critical infrastructure, and businesses, has taken a major hit under a U.S.-led, global law enforcement operation that seized the criminal group’s servers and assets, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Monday.
BlackSuit, previously known as the Royal Ransomware group, has since 2022 extorted at least 450 U.S. business and institutional victims of a total of $370 million, according to the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency.
BlackSuit victims have included manufacturers, energy entities, government offices, health care, and other businesses and services.
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