Late last week, Europol confirmed that it had seized and shut down the infrastructure of the notorious #RagnarLocker ransomware group. The agency also confirmed that it had arrested a 35-year-old man in Paris earlier this month, alleged to be the ringleader of the criminal gang.
Equipment and infrastructure was seized in numerous European countries in the coordinated take-down sting. The criminal gang, commonly linked to Russia, has targeted organizations since 2020 – including at least 52 U.S. entities across 10 critical infrastructure sectors, according to reports from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The thieves have attacked and extorted from nearly 170 different companies across Europe and the U.S., demanding between $5-70M per ransom scheme. Kudos to the international #lawenforcement teams that brought this group down – at least temporarily, including the Atlanta Field Office of the FBI.
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