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U.S. cracks down on international network of cybercriminals that attacked hospitals, schools and financial institutions

The Hive, a group of cybercriminals found guilty of using ransomware against their victims, mainly targeted hospitals, schools and financial institutions. | Font: pixabay | Photographer: Darwin Laganzon

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US Department of Justice announced on Thursday that it had dismantled the international network cybercriminals who hacked into hospitals, schools or financial firms to demand a ransom in exchange for restoring the normal operation of the system, a practice known as “ransomware”.

The group known as hiveextorted and attempted to extort hundreds of millions of dollars from victims in United States of America and the rest of the world,” the US Attorney General said. merrick garland.

Garland specified that the criminals targeted critical industries and infrastructure.

Hive, enemy of hospitals, schools and financial

For example, the person responsible for Ministry of Justice cited the case of a hospital in the Midwest that was attacked during one of the peaks of the pandemic. COVID-19. The attack prevented the hospital from accepting new patients and forced workers to use paper copies of their patient information.

“ransomware” it is a type of computer program that locks the system until a certain amount of money is paid. In the case of a group hiveThe criminals stole confidential information from the companies or organizations they attacked, then encrypted their systems and threatened to release the information.

Finding Hive won’t be easy

FBIwho managed to infiltrate a criminal gang, managed to get hold of the keys to decrypt systems and returned control of their computers to many victims as of July 2022, which prevented the theft of 130 million dollars.

So far, no arrests have been reported, but the website, which hive published secret information he obtained during his coups, which was blocked by the authorities.

In a statement FBI she urged the victims in the group to contact their respective regional office for more information.

EFE

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