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Ragnar Locker ransomware's dark web extortion sites seized by police

BleepingComputer, October 19, 2023. The 19 October 2023 seizure of Ragnar Locker's Tor negotiation and data leak sites by a multinational coalition, with the seizure banner in place and Europol confirming the action ahead of its own release..

Source type
News report
Published
October 19, 2023
Research grade
S2
Used in entries
1

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Publisher
BleepingComputer
Published
October 19, 2023
Source type
News report
Research grade
Source grade S2
Language
English
Official record
Not an official publication
Address
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ragnar-locker-ransomwares-dark-web-extortion-sites-seized-by-police/
What it supports
The 19 October 2023 seizure of Ragnar Locker's Tor negotiation and data leak sites by a multinational coalition, with the seizure banner in place and Europol confirming the action ahead of its own release.
Dataset id
src_bleepingcomputer_ragnar_locker_seizure_2023

Research notes

  • By Lawrence Abrams. JSON-LD datePublished 2023-10-19T10:39:39-04:00; page date line 'October 19, 2023'.
  • This same-day article covers the infrastructure seizure only. It does NOT mention the Paris arrest of the suspected developer - do not cite it for that element of the res_ragnar_locker_none continuity text; that needs the Europol release or a later report.
  • Seizure banner text: 'This service has been seized as part of a coordinated law enforcement action against the Ragnar Locker group.'

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