The Biden administration does not know exactly why ransomware gang REvil, thought to be based in Russia, has vanished from the dark web, a senior official said today
A computer code is seen on displays in the office of Global Cyber Security Company Group-IB in Moscow, Russia, on Oct. 25, 2017. | AP Photo/Pavel GolovkinThe Biden administration does not know exactly why ransomware gang REvil, thought to be based in Russia, has vanished from the dark web, a senior official said Tuesday.
The Biden administration official’s comments, given in an interview with POLITICO, were the clearest yet to suggest that the United States did not play a direct role in taking down REvil’s websites and other online infrastructure in recent days.in recent months. The move hit businesses in the United States and beyond by locking them out of their systems while REvil demanded money to stop the attack.
On REvil specifically, “We have certainly noticed that they’ve stood down their operations. We don’t know exactly why,” the official said. “But we’re still pressing on Russia to take action against the cyber criminals that are operating on its territory. We’re not declaring victory.” The United States has not connected REvil’s attacks directly to the Kremlin. But President Joe Biden has warned Russian leader Vladimir Putin that his government needs to act against such criminal organizations and that the United States will move against them if it must.
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