FBI seized Bitcoins worth $2.3 million from REvil affiliate

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Law enforcement has stepped up its game to combat REvil over the past year
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Law enforcement has stepped up its game to combat REvil over the past year

The cash comes from ransomware payouts to mitigate REvil attacks

A newly unsealed court filing shows that the USA's FBI seized 39.9 Bitcoins - worth approximately $2.3 million (about £1.7 million) - from an alleged affiliate of the REvil ransomware gang back in ...

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