- The United States government takes servers and domains that belong to the black suit
- According to reports, more than $ 1 million recovered as a result
- Blacksuit stole more than $ 370 million in the last three years
As the US government continues to dismantle the infamous black suit ransomware (real) group, the new information has claimed that more than $ 1 million in cryptocurrencies were confiscated by the actors of threats.
Multiple application agencies of the Law of the United States, including the Secret Service and the Department of National Security, participate in the dismantling of Blacksuit, a group of Russian ransomware that has allegedly attacked more than 450 US companies and stole more than $ 370 million in cryptocurrencies since 2022.
The United States Government has said that its operation resulted in the seizures of servers, domains and digital assets used to implement ransomware, extortion the victims and washing income, among which are $ 1,091,453 in currencies, valued at the time of theft.
How much was it really confiscated?
“Royal victims are required to pay BTC by accessing a Darknet website. Around April 4, 2023, a victim paid a rescue of 49.3120227 Bitcoin to decipher their data,” reads the announcement.
“This rescue was worth $ 1,445,454.86 at the time of the transaction. A part of that income ($ 1,091,453) was repeatedly deposited and withdrew in a virtual currency exchange account until the funds froze for that exchange on or around January 9, 2024”.
A million dollars in cryptography would mean that Crooks tried to wash 38.7 bitcoin at that time. When it was frozen, on January 9, 2024, it was already worth $ 1.78 million, and at the time of publication, the same amount of bitcoin is equivalent to $ 4.6 million.
Given the decentralized and immutable nature of cryptocurrency, recovering any amount is commendable. However, for Blacksuit, which stole hundreds of millions, this is nothing more than a drop in the sea.
In addition, since no arrests have been made, it is only a matter of time before Blacksuit restores its infrastructure and continues to wreak havoc throughout the corporate world.
Through Techcrunch
