8Base Ransomware Group Site has been seized by law enforcement Four have been arrested as part of the dismantling US and Switzerland can press on for extradition
A joint operation from law enforcement groups throughout the United States, Europe and Asia, has seized the notorious 8Base Ransomware Group’s dark webing space as part of a dismantling operation that saw four suspects arrested.
The site is now closed, and visitors instead meet with a message notifying users that ‘criminal content’ and the site have been “seized by the Bavarian state police office”.
The four European suspects were arrested in Phuket, Thailand, with the charges against them include conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States. US and Swiss authorities have reportedly requested the extradition of the suspects.
Operation Phobos Aetor
The arrests were part of ‘Operation Phobos Aetor’ – and the 8 base has previously been observed using a ‘tailor -made version of Phobos Ransomware’ in an attack in which UN data was torn from IT systems.
Since the group’s debut at the beginning of 2022, 8base has reportedly engaged in high profiled targets, such as NIDEC Corporation, which had over 50,000 files stolen, a ‘huge amount’ of them were confidential, in a cyberattack late in 2024.
“Fobos and 8base -Ransomware -The tribes had a significant influence on Britain, with law enforcement that provided support for over 200 victims,” Paul Foster, head of Britain’s national cybercrime, told Techradar Pro.
“As a result of intelligence achieved during the investigation, NCA and our police market partners were able to prevent a number of companies targeting these ransomware tribes from bending to encryption and becoming victims, and therefore reduced the devastating influence , an attack would have had on their businesses. “
Ransomware -attacks have risen to new heights recently and pose a huge threat to companies – organizations cost an average of over $ 45,000, but often reach millions for large companies.
This despite research that revealed that only about 30% of ransomware -attack actually results in payment -but even still a reported $ 813.55 million was paid by ransomware -victims in 2024, down from $ 1.25 billion in 2023.
Like all types of cybercrime, the landscape develops rapidly, but it is also law enforcement. Groups like Lockbit have suffered major disruptions in recent years and have struggled to jump back, so the cat and mouse’s games between criminals and cyber security agencies continue.
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