U.S. Homeland Security Seizes $1 Million Bitcoin, Dismantles BlackSuit Ransomware Gang Successor to Royal

The U.S. Department of Justice, through Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) under Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has dismantled the BlackSuit ransomware gang, the successor to the Royal ransomware group. Authorities seized the gang's servers, domains, and approximately $1 million in Bitcoin linked to their cybercriminal activities. This enforcement action marks a disruption of the BlackSuit ransomware operations, which had been involved in global ransomware attacks. The crackdown was confirmed by multiple cybersecurity and technology news sources, highlighting the ongoing efforts by U.S. law enforcement to combat ransomware threats.