Technology News – Ragnar Locker, the ransomware group that hacked Capcom in 2020, has been shut down by authorities in various Western countries and agencies.
The European Union Law Enforcement Cooperation Agency has thwarted the Ragnar Locker Ransomware cluster. Responsible for the 2020 Capcom hack. The ransomware group previously compromised Capcom’s various corporate and consumer data and compromised some of its newly released games.
The Ragnar Locker Ransomware Group was one of the most dangerous of its kind: the group is believed to have been behind attacks on around 200 international companies since 2020, including Capcom.
Fans may remember that the group was responsible for Street Fighter 6, which was still in development at the time Resident Evil 4 remake For early detection. Capcom also confirmed that the Ragnar Locker Ransomware group was able to steal and leak not only its sales reports, financial data and confidential company data, but also the personal data of customers and employees.
Nearly three years after the data breach, Europol and the European Criminal Cooperation Agency have shut down the ransomware group behind the operation as part of a joint international operation. According to a Europol announcement, the authorities arrested him in Paris, France “The main target behind this ransomware strain” They searched the main target’s home in the Czech Republic. Meanwhile, law enforcement authorities questioned five suspects in Spain and Latvia in the following days.
Europol was able to “bring the main perpetrator, allegedly one of the developers of the Ragnar Locker ransomware group, before the investigating judges of the Paris court.”
The joint international Europol operation follows an investigation conducted by the French National Gendarmerie. The latter was conducted in cooperation with law enforcement authorities in the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Japan, Latvia, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Ukraine and the United States. The head of Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre, Edvardas Selleris, hopes the removal of the Ragnar Locker Ransomware suite will send a “specific message” to ransomware operators who believe they can continue their attacks without consequences.
Even if Europol manages to bust the Ragnar Locker Ransomware cluster, individual hackers and similar groups will likely continue to target and attack gaming companies and developers.
Earlier this month, Sony confirmed that it had suffered two major data breaches this year. The first took place on May 28 and the second at the end of September. Sony has already notified current and former employees and their families about the first hack (which exposed their confidential data). It assured customers and business partners that there was no indication that their personal data had been compromised in the second breach. Sony has not yet determined whether the second hack led to the leak.
source: Europol
