The United States and its allies seized $1 million worth of BTC, 9 domains, and 4 servers from Russian ransomware groups

According to the US Department of Justice, law enforcement agencies from the US and multiple countries jointly seized four servers, nine domains, and approximately $1 million in Bitcoin assets related to a Russian ransomware group on July 24th. The operation targets BlackSuit and Royal ransomware, with the involved group extorting over $500 million since 2022 and illegally profiting at least $370 million. Part of the frozen Bitcoin assets came from a ransom of $1.45 million paid by the victim in April 2023. US officials stated that this move constitutes a significant blow to the operation of the gang, and further investigations are still ongoing, with the possibility of more charges being brought.