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Business Matters: A hacking group called Hive has been hacked by the US authorities

A hacking group called Hive has been hacked by the US authorities

27/01/2023 GMT

BBC World Service - Business Matters, A hacking group called Hive has been hacked by the US authorities

The FBI seizes servers from a ransomware gang that targeted schools and hospitals.

The group is known to have targeted critical infrastructure, healthcare providers and more over the past two years.

The hackers have been hacked - a prolific international ransomware operation has been shut down by US, German and Dutch officials. The criminal network, Hive, is said to have targeted over 1,500 victims worldwide in the past 18 months and extorted over $100 million. FBI director Christopher Wray said the operation had recovered over 1,300 decryption keys for victims since July 2022 and had prevented $130 million in ransomware payments.

(Photo: Cropped hand of computer hacker typing on keyboard. Credit: Getty Images)

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