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kingtz t1_j5zaa7k wrote

I didn’t get any information about this in the article so here goes: what does it mean for the FBI to “seize” the website? It’s not like they were about to physically get a hold of any servers or hard drives, so what’s stopping Hive from just creating a new website?

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OldSweatyGiraffe t1_j5zjdzb wrote

>FBI officials since July have had extraordinary access to the so-called Hive ransomware group’s computer networks, FBI Director Christopher Wray said at a news conference, allowing the bureau to pass computer “keys” to victims so that they could decrypt their systems and thwart $130 million in ransom payments.

They had access to more than just the website, the website is just the visual part so that is what is being reported, or so it seems.

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2_Spicy_2_Impeach t1_j5zikkl wrote

Nothing. Modern ransomware has multiple methods to self-heal after a command and control server goes offline.

It’s been a bit since I’ve delved super deep in to it but at one time most modern malware has a whole list of domains to use. There is an obfuscated/encrypted algorithm in the malware that will try a list of domains based on a set of criteria. It can be reversed though. There are other methods as well(DNS, proxies, etc.) but previous was popular at one time.

Details are vague here so it could be a static C&C but it’s probably not. Rival ransomware gangs will also attack infrastructure in an effort to push them out or render their attacks pointless. So they attempt to make their infrastructure resilient from both seizure and attack.

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