August 18, 2025
Feds Dismantle Ransomware Group That Targeted Hospitals
Federal agencies have disrupted the operations of a ransomware group that was targeting critical industries, including healthcare.
In cooperation with international partners, U.S. law enforcement seized servers, domains and digital assets employed by the BlackSuit ransomware gang to hack victims and extort and launder money, the Justice Department said August 11. The government has also confiscated $1.09 million in virtual currency from the group.
“There is no doubt that the private sector also contributed information to facilitate this disruption, once again highlighting the value of public-private operational engagement,” said John Riggi, national advisor for cybersecurity and risk at the American Hospital Association, in an August 11 news release. “The BlackSuit/Royal ransomware group is directly responsible for multiple disruptive attacks against hospitals and health systems, posing a direct risk to patient and community safety. We hope these aggressive law enforcement operations continue at a pace that will meaningfully degrade foreign cyber adversaries’ abilities to harm the American public.”
The operation was conducted by the department of Homeland Security, Secret Service, IRS and FBI.
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