CoinWorld News reports that on August 12, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. and international law enforcement agencies conducted a joint operation on July 24, seizing four servers, nine domain names, and approximately $1 million in Bitcoin assets associated with a Russian ransomware gang. The operation targeted BlackSuit and Royal ransomware, which has extorted over $500 million since 2022 and gained at least $370 million in illegal profits. The frozen Bitcoin assets partially stem from a $1.45 million ransom paid by victims in April 2023. U.S. officials stated that this operation is a significant blow to the gang's activities, and the investigation is ongoing, with the possibility of additional charges being filed.