Hive Ransomware Network reduced by American, European law enforcement authorities -
Hive Ransomware Network reduced by American, European law enforcement authorities -
law enforcement agencies from over a dozen countries in Europe and North America participated in the disorder of the activities of the Ransomware Group Hive, the US Justice Ministry and Europol said. It is believed that Hive has targeted various organizations worldwide in recent years and has often blackmailed payments in cryptocurrency.
captured decryption key helped hive victims to avoid the payment of ransoms of $ 130 million
The Ransomware network Hive, which had around 1,500 victims in more than 80 countries, was hit in a month-long fault campaign, the US Justice Ministry (DOJ) and the European Union agency said for cooperation in the field of law enforcement (Europol). A total of 13 nations took part in the operation, including EU member states, Great Britain and Canada.
hive was identified as a large cyber security threat, since the ransomware was used by connected actors to compromise and encrypt data and computer systems from government institutions, oil multi-time, IT and telecommunications companies in the EU and the USA, said Europol. The Doj stated
It was one of the most productive ransomware tribes, as Chainalysis emphasized, which has collected at least $ 100 million from victims since its introduction in 2021 test report reveals from the Blockchain-Forensik-Firma that income from such attacks has reduced in the past year, with a growing number of affected organizations that refuse to pay the required soldering.
According to the announcements of the law enforcement authorities, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) entered Hive's computers in July 2022 and captured his decryption keys, which they made available to victims around the world, which prevents them from paying another $ 130 million. In cooperation with the German Federal Police and the Dutch high-tech criminal unit, the Bureau has now taken control of the servers and websites that Hive used to communicate with its members and victims, including the Darknet Domain on which the stolen data were sometimes posted. FBI director Christopher Wray was quoted with the words: The coordinated interruption of Hive's computer networks shows what we can achieve when we combine a tireless search for useful technical information in order to share it with the victims. The hive ransomware was created, serviced and updated by developers, while it was updated by connected companies in a "ransomware-as-a-service" (
The attackers used various weaknesses and used a number of methods, including single-factor logins on the remote desktop Protocol (RDP), virtual private networks (VPNS) and other remote network connection protocols as well as phishing emails with malignant attachment.
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