Exit Scam: BlackCat Ransomware Group Vanishes After $22 Million Payout

Exit Scam: BlackCat Ransomware Group Vanishes After $22 Million Payout


The threat actors behind the BlackCat ransomware have shut down their darknet website and likely pulled an exit scam after uploading a bogus law enforcement seizure banner.
“ALPHV/BlackCat did not get seized. They are exit scamming their affiliates,” security researcher Fabian Wosar said. “It is blatantly obvious when you check the source code of the new takedown notice.”
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