US says it 'hacked the hackers' to bring down ransomware gang, helping 300 victims
The FBI revealed on Thursday it had secretly hacked and disrupted a prolific ransomware gang called Hive, a maneuver that allowed the bureau to thwart the group from collecting more than $130 million in ransomware demands from more than 300 victims. "Using lawful means, we hacked the hackers," Monaco told reporters. "We turned the tables on Hive."
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