Ransomware gang that hit meat supplier mysteriously vanishes from the internet

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https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/13/tech/revil-ransomware-disappears/index.html

ByBrian Fung,Zachary CohenandGeneva Sands, CNN Business

Updated 3:30 PM ET, Tue July 13, 2021

    Washington (CNN Business)REvil, theransomwaregang that attackedmeat supplier JBS Foodsthis spring and a major IT software vendor this month, has mysteriously vanished from the internet, according to cybersecurity experts tracking the group.Websites and other infrastructure belonging to thecybercriminal gang, which is believed to operate from Eastern Europe or Russia, went dark on Tuesday as close observers of the group found they were unable to connect to REvil’s web page listing its victims.Others said they were unable to connect to the sites REvil uses to communicate with victims andcollect ransom payments.

      “All REvil sites are down, including the payment sites and data leak site,” tweeted Lawrence Abrams, creator of the information security blog BleepingComputer. “The public ransomware gang represenative [sic], Unknown, is strangely…

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