DarkSide Ransomware Group Loses Server Access After US Moves to Disrupt Operations

DarkSide also claims its ceasing operations. At the same time, heightened US scrutiny appears to have prompted the cybercriminal underworld to shun the ransomware group.

DarkSide, the ransomware group behind the Colonial Pipeline attack, has apparently lost access to its website and servers. 

On Thursday, the operator of DarkSide wrote in a Russian forum about losing access to the group’s “public infrastructure,” according to cybersecurity company Recorded Future, which spotted the forum post.

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