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Global police operation seizes 8base ransomware gang leak site
The U.S. government previously said 8base indiscriminately targeted multiple sectors across the United States, including healthcare
A group of international law enforcement agencies have seized the dark web leak site of the 8base ransomware gang as part of a takedown operation. Lucy Sneddon, a spokesperson for the U.K.’s National Crime Agency (NCA), confirmed the legitimacy of the takedown message in an email to TechCrunch. In a message on its dark web leak site prior to this week’s takedown, 8base described itself as “honest and simple pentesters.” Much like the prolific Clop ransomware gang, 8base claimed to only target organizations that have “neglected the privacy and importance of the data of their employees and customers.”
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