The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says the cybercrime gang behind the Royal and BlackSuit ransomware operations had breached hundreds of U.S. companies before being taken down last month.

Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), DHS's main investigative arm, which took down the group's infrastructure in cooperation with international law enforcement partners, added that the cybercriminals also collected over $370 million from their victims.

"Since 2022, the Royal and BlackSuit ransomware groups have compromised over 450 known victims in the United States, including entities in the healthcare, education, public safety, energy and government sectors," the HSI said in a Thursday press release.

"Combined, the groups have received more than $370 million in ransom payments, ba

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