Ransomware crims forced to take off-RAMP as FBI seizes forum

Ransomware crims have just lost one of their best business platforms. US law enforcement has seized the notorious RAMP cybercrime forum's dark web and clearnet domains.

RAMP, which stands for Russian Anonymous Marketplace, was an online souk, favored by ransomware-as-a-service gangs, extortionists, initial access brokers, and other miscreants specializing in digital crime. Its websites now say "This Site Has Been Seized," with the notice attributing the takedown to the FBI in coordination with the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida and the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section of the Department of Justice.

The feds also trolled the forum's operators with a banner saying "The Only Place Ransomware Allowed!" and an image of Masha - a preschool character from the Russian animated TV series - winking.

While the FBI declined to comment on the seizure, DNS records show that the federal cops have seized the domains ...