The FBI stops the Hive ransomware gang. With the help of, among other things, the Swedish police.

The US Department of Justice said yesterday that the US Federal Police’s FBI with Europol has stopped the Hive international ransomware network.

In recent years, Hive has attacked a wide range of networks belonging to companies, authorities, schools, hospitals and other institutions with the aim of obtaining ransom payments so that those affected can access their networks again. It is estimated that Hive attacked more than 1,500 victims and collected more than $100 million, equivalent to just over a billion kroner, from its operations.

Before the FBI and Europol attacked the beehive, the FBI had infiltrated the hive for some time and was thus able to warn potential victims. The FBI also reportedly obtained more than 1,500 encryption keys that could have been given to those affected by the Hive attacks, which reportedly prevented more than $130 million in ransom from being paid.

After the campaign on Hive, their website was shut down and their network is probably considered too unreliable for use by Hive members. However, no one appears to have been arrested in the crackdown. Below you will find the police authorities who were involved in the Hive crackdown.

Canada: Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and Peel Regional Police
France: National Police (National Police)
Germany: Esslingen Regional Police (Polizei BWL – Esslingen)
Ireland: National Police (An Garda Siochana)
Lithuania: Criminal Police Office (Kriminalines Policijos Biuras)
Netherlands: – National Police
Norway: National Police
Portugal: Judicial Police
Romania: Romanian Police (Politia Romana – DCCO)
Spain: Spanish Police (Police Nationale)
Sweden: Swedish police
United kingdom: National Crime Agency
United States of America: United States Security Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation