- The American government enters servers and areas belonging to the black combination
- More than a million dollars have recovered accordingly
- Blacksuit has stolen more than $ 370 million in the past three years
While the US government continues to dismantle the infamous black ransomware group (Royal), new information said that more than a million dollars in cryptocurrency have been confiscated threat actors.
Several organizations for implementing American law, including secret services and the Ministry of Internal Security, are involved in the dismantling of the black combination, a Russian ransomware group which would have attacked more than 450 American companies and stolen more than $ 370 million in cryptocurrency since 2022.
The United States government said that its operation had led to servers of servers, domains and digital assets used to deploy ransomware, export victims and money laundering – including $ 1,091,453 of parts, evaluated at the time of the flight.
How much was really confiscated?
“The royal victims are generally required to pay ransoms in BTC by accessing a Darknet website. On April 4, 2023, or around April 4, a victim paid a ransom of 49,3120227 Bitcoin to decipher their data,” said the ad.
“This ransom was worth $ 1,445,454.86 at the time of the transaction. Some of these products ($ 1,091,453) was deposited several times and withdrawn in a virtual exchange account until the funds are frozen by this exchange or towards January 9, 2024. ”.
A million dollars of crypto would mean that the crooks tried to wash 38.7 bitcoin at the time. When it was frozen on January 9, 2024, it was already worth 1.78 million dollars, and at the time of the press, the same amount of Bitcoin is equivalent to $ 4.6 million.
Given the decentralized and immutable nature of the cryptocurrency, the recovery of any amount is commendable. However, for Blacksuit, which stole hundreds of millions, it is only a drop in the sea.
In addition, as no arrest has been made, it was only a matter of time before blacks restore its infrastructure and continue to wreak havoc in the business world.
Via Techcrunch
