The FBI has seized the website of a prolific ransomware gang that has heavily targeted hospitals and other healthcare providers.
, in which hackers lock up or encrypt victims computer networks, steal data and demand large sums.
The threat captured the attention of the highest levels of the Biden administration two years ago after a series of high-profile attacks that threatened critical infrastructure and global industry. In May 2021, for instance,causing the operators to briefly shut it down and make a multimillion-dollar ransom payment that the U.S. government largely recovered.
Federal officials have used a variety of tools to try to combat the problem, including conventional law enforcement measures such as arrests and prosecutions. A suspected Ukrainian hacker was arrested in October 2021 after traveling to Poland and charged in connection with a string of costly ransomware attacks, including one that snarled businesses around the globe the prior Fourth of July weekend.
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