The BlackSuit ransomware operation has been disrupted by coordinated international law enforcement. A splash screen appeared on their leak site this week:
THIS DOMAIN HAS BEEN SEIZED
This site has been seized by U.S. Homeland Security Investigations as part of a coordinated international law enforcement investigation.
OPERATION CHECKMATE
Numerous agencies were involved in Operation Checkmate, and Bitdefender was also credited for their participation.
Bleeping Computer confirmed that the seized sites include the dark web data leak blogs and negotiation sites used to extort victims into paying a ransom demand. Black Suit’s last update to its leak site was an entry on June 2 listing the Kansas City Aviation Center.