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Title: FBI Takes Down BlackCat Ransomware, Releases Free Decryption Tool
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FBI Takes Down BlackCat Ransomware, Releases Free Decryption Tool

The U.S. Justice Department (DoJ) has officially announced the disruption of the BlackCat ransomware operation and released a decryption tool that more than 500 affected victims can use to regain access to files locked by the malware.
Court documents show that the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) enlisted the help of a confidential human source (CHS) to act as an affiliate

Source: FBI Takes Down BlackCat Ransomware, Releases Free Decryption Tool (https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/fbi-takes-down-blackcat-ransomware.html)