In an ongoing operation carried out by regulation enforcement, Ragnar Locker’s Tor negotiation and information leak websites had been taken down and changed with a discover stating that the web sites had been seized in a “coordinated worldwide regulation enforcement motion.”
Europol is concerned in taking motion towards the ransomware group, in addition to regulation enforcement officers from the US, and Japan. Based on a Europol spokesperson, a press launch will likely be introduced on Oct. 20 when “all actions have been finalized.”
“Whereas on the floor, this appears like a win, in the end it could be not more than an inconvenience for the Ragnar group if they can shortly arrange different servers to exchange these,” acknowledged Erick Kron, safety consciousness advocate at KnowBe4. “As well as, this might trigger issues for individuals whose organizations have been impacted by a ransomware assault however have now misplaced a technique to barter with the dangerous actors. Until the web sites that had been seized include info or decryption keys for these individuals, it may considerably delay their capability to get well.”
It’s nonetheless unclear as as to whether or not any arrests have been made or if any stolen funds had been recovered.
Based on Dragos, the group is understood for specializing in the power sector. Up to now, Ragnar Locker has been tied to numerous assaults, together with when it hit the Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Heart in Bnei Brak simply this previous summer season, and when it focused TAP Air Portugal’s programs and claimed to have stolen information.