BlackCat
Criminal hacking organization
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| May 2024 | BlackCat (ALPHV) cyber gang conducted a ransomware attack on the servers and endpoint devices of Hong Kong's Consumer Council, as reported by The Standard (Hong Kong). |
| March 2024 | A representative for BlackCat announced the group was shutting down in the aftermath of the Change Healthcare ransomware attack. |
| December 19 2023 | The FBI seized the BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware group's website, replacing it with an official message announcing a coordinated law enforcement action. The FBI simultaneously released a decryption tool to help ransomware victims recover their files without paying ransom. |
| December 19 2023 | The U.S. Department of State announced substantial reward offers: $10 million for leads identifying or locating ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware gang leaders, and an additional $5 million for tips about individuals participating in their ransomware attacks. |
| September 2023 | The cyberattack on MGM resulted in a significant financial impact of $100 million for the company's third quarter, affecting operations including their sports betting platform BetMGM. |
| September 2023 | Scattered Spider, an affiliate of ALPHV, conducted ransomware attacks against MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment. Caesars paid $15 million in ransom, while MGM refused to pay and instead shut down all systems for weeks. |
| June 2023 | BlackCat claimed responsibility for a February 2023 breach of Reddit's systems, alleging theft of 80 GB of compressed data and demanding a $4.5 million ransom. This attack was notable for not involving typical data encryption. |
| February 2023 | BlackCat released the 'Sphynx' variant of their ransomware with enhanced speed and stealth capabilities. The group was estimated to have targeted over 350 victims globally since their emergence. |
| January 2023 | BlackCat cyber gang launched attacks against multiple organizations including Grupo Estrategas EMM, NextGen Healthcare, Solar Industries India, Instituto Federal Do Pará, Munster Technological University, and Lehigh Valley Health Network. |
| September 2022 | A report confirmed that BlackCat was utilizing the Emotet botnet in its cyber operations. |
| May 2022 | A European government was attacked by BlackCat, with the cyber gang demanding a ransom of US$5 million. |
| April 2022 | The FBI released an advisory revealing links between BlackCat developers and money launderers to the defunct ransomware groups DarkSide and BlackMatter. |
| November 2021 | The BlackCat ransomware was first discovered by MalwareHunterTeam in mid-November, marking the initial observation of this cyber gang's malware. |
| November 2021 | BlackCat ransomware first appeared, operating as a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model with developers offering the malware to affiliates for a percentage of ransom payments. |
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