Law enforcement officials in Ukraine have arrested six members of Cl0p, a ransomware gang that most recently was associated with attacks on Stanford University Medical School and on victims of an earlier breach at enterprise firewall company Accellion.
In a press statement Wednesday, the Cyberpolice of Ukraine described the arrests as resulting from an international operation involving law enforcement authorities from Korea, the United States, and Interpol. As part of the operation, Ukrainian police conducted searches in 21 homes in the capital city of Kiev and in the general region.
A video of the takedown shows officials seizing multiple luxury automobiles, computers, and the equivalent of about $185,000 in cash during the raids. In at least one instance, armed police are seen using what appears to be a gas-powered tool to cut through a locked door. In an earlier segment of the video, police are seen preparing to use the same gas-cutter when someone voluntarily opens the door. The video shows what appears to be Korean police officials observing the raids.
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It's unclear whether the six individuals who were arrested were the ringleaders of the operation or lower-level operatives. Ukrainian police described the Cl0p gang as responsible for over $500 million in damages to organizations in different parts of the world, including Korea and the United States. The six arrested individuals have been charged under Ukrainian law with offenses related to unauthorized access to computers, automated ..
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