Cybersecurity Dive December 20, 2023
Matt Kapko

The on-again, off-again appearance of AlphV’s threats on the dark web underscore the difficulties law enforcement agencies confront in their disruption efforts.

AlphV re-emerged within hours of a law enforcement takedown of its infrastructure on Tuesday, claiming it had “unseized” its data leak site, according to threat researchers’ dark web observations.

The prolific ransomware group named a new victim organization and updated a post on a previously claimed victim since the FBI and international law enforcement agencies announced the takedown, according to Dark Web Informer.

Law enforcement agencies re-seized AlphV’s site hours after the group re-appeared and the threat group quickly set up a new site, according to Brett Callow, threat analyst at Emsisoft.

While threat groups often reorganize with...

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