US authorities announced on Thursday January 26 the dismantling of one of the main ransomware attack networks in the world, dubbed “
Hive
”, accused of having attacked 1,500 entities in the United States and elsewhere.
"
Last night, the Department of Justice dismantled an international ransomware network that extorted or attempted to extort millions of dollars from its victims...known as Hive
," the minister said. Merrick Garland at a press conference.