Ukrainian law enforcement officials announced the arrest of the Clop ransomware gang, adding it disrupted the infrastructure employed in attacks targeting victims worldwide. Six defendants have been accused of running a double extortion scheme wherein victims refusing to pay a ransom were threatened with the leak of sensitive financial, customer, or personal data stolen from them prior to encrypting the files. The attacks amount to $500 million in monetary damages, the National Police of Ukraine said. The dark web portal that Clop uses to share stolen data is still up and running, implying the complete infrastructure may not be taken down.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2021/06/ukraine-police-arrest-cyber-criminals.html