The FBI says it managed to hack the systems of
a notorious ransomware gang that gang is known as the
Hive. Among other things, it would hold hospital
data hostage. This gang also used a website to
shame and blackmail victims. Now, those messages have
been replaced with ones that say the site has been
taken over the FBI Secret Service and european agencies.
They all work together and managed to gain access to
the Hive's control panel. They got ahold of software
keys that they used to help free the data of
more than 1300 victims around the world. According to
the FBI. As of november, these hackers stole
personal data and extorted more than$100 million from 1500
organizations around the world.