US says Hive ransomware gang taken down

Updated January 27 2023 - 5:28am, first published 5:26am
Deputy US Attorney General Lisa Monaco says authorities had "hacked the hackers" to take down Hive. (AP PHOTO)
Deputy US Attorney General Lisa Monaco says authorities had "hacked the hackers" to take down Hive. (AP PHOTO)

The FBI says it has secretly hacked and disrupted a prolific ransomware gang called Hive, a manoeuvre that allowed the bureau to thwart the group from collecting more than $US130 million ($A183 million) in ransomware demands from more than 300 victims.

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