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Major Crackdown on BlackSuit Ransomware: $1M Seized

8/13/2025

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On July 24, a powerful coalition of U.S. and international law enforcement agencies struck a major blow against the notorious BlackSuit ransomware group, formerly known as Royal. This decisive operation led to the seizure of four servers, nine domains, and over $1 million in cryptocurrency, dismantling a criminal network that extorted over $370 million from 450 U.S. victims, including vulnerable hospitals and government entities.

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Story summary

On July 24, a powerful coalition of U.S. and international law enforcement agencies struck a major blow against the notorious BlackSuit ransomware group, formerly known as Royal. This decisive operation led to the seizure of four servers, nine domains, and over $1 million in cryptocurrency, dismantling a criminal network that extorted over $370 million from 450 U.S. victims, including vulnerable hospitals and government entities.