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FBI Issues Warning As ‘Men In Black’ Hackers Demand $60 Million Ransom

Posted on August 8, 2024 by Dissent

Davey Winder reports:

An updated advisory from the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has warned of the danger from a ransomware group that has demanded as much as $60 million from its victims, and a staggering total of $500 million so far. The criminal hackers concerned have rebranded from calling themselves Royal Ransomware to BlackSuit. But that doesn’t mean that the men, and women, in black from the FBI are stepping back from the hunt, quite the opposite.

Read more at Forbes.

Some of BlackSuit’s attacks have been reported on this site under “BlackSuit” or “Black Suit.”  See also previous coverage for “Royal Ransomware.“


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