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U.S. infiltrates big ransomware gang: Lime to be tested on the

‘We hacked the hackers’ monument of School 1888

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Richard Jacobs: from

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Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco flanked by Attorney General Merrick Garland, left, and cameraman to multimedia
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray speaks during a news conference
to announce an international ransomware enforcement action, at the Department of Justice in lecturer in Aruba
Washington, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023.
Associated Press
By ERIC TUCKER and FRANK BAJAK crypt networks of some 1,300 victims glob-
Associated Press ally, said FBI Director Christopher Wray.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI and interna- How the takedown will affect Hive’s long-
tional partners have at least temporarily term operations is unclear. Officials an-
disrupted the network of a prolific ransom- nounced no arrests but said, to pursue
ware gang they infiltrated last year, sav- prosecutions, they were building a map of
ing victims including hospitals and school the administrators who manage the soft-
districts a potential $130 million in ransom ware and the affiliates who infect targets
payments, Attorney General Merrick Gar- and negotiate with victims.
land and other U.S. officials announced “I think anyone involved with Hive should
Thursday. “Simply put, using lawful means be concerned because this investigation
we hacked the hackers,” Deputy Attorney is ongoing,” Wray said.
General Lisa Monaco said at a news con- On Wednesday night, FBI agents seized
ference. Officials said the targeted syndi- computer servers in Los Angeles used to
cate, known as Hive, is among the world’s support the network. Two Hive dark web
top five ransomware networks and has sites were seized: one used for leaking
heavily targeted health care. The FBI qui- data of non-paying victims, the other for
etly accessed its control panel in July and negotiating extortion payments.
was able to obtain software keys it used Page 11
with German and other partners to de- Continued on Page 2