In a major victory for the U.S. Department of Justice, the notorious ransomware gang known as ‘Hive’ has been shut down following the FBI’s seizure of the group’s website.

The FBI’s action was part of an operation that included ‘hacking the hackers’ to gain access to the group’s servers, according to a statement from U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland.

The ransomware gang had been responsible for numerous cyber-attacks in recent years, including a major attack on the Colonial Pipeline in 2020.

The group had used the website to facilitate their operations, but the FBI was able to seize the website and disrupt the group’s activities.

The DOJ is now working to identify and prosecute those responsible for the group’s activities.

The FBI’s action has been praised by security experts, who say it is an important step in the fight against cyber-crime.

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