On December 19, 2023, the Justice Department (“DOJ”) announced a disruption campaign against the Blackcat ransomware group. In the same press release, they also stated that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) had developed a decryption tool to combat ALPHV/Blackcat’s ransomware variant. Over the last couple of years, Blackcat’s ransomware has risen in popularity and become one of the most prevalent in the world. Since its emergence, the group has targeted more than 1000 networks, in a…
By: Alston & Bird
By: Alston & Bird
