Invezz reports:
Federal prosecutors have launched a forfeiture action to claim $2.3 million in Bitcoin allegedly tied to a ransomware actor from the newly identified Chaos group.
According to a July 28 press release from the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas, the Department of Justice filed a civil complaint seeking the forfeiture of approximately 20.3 Bitcoin.
The FBI’s Dallas Division originally seized the Bitcoin in question in mid-April from a wallet linked to an individual known as “Hors,” who is alleged to be a member of the Chaos ransomware group.
… Chaos is a newly identified ransomware-as-a-service operation that has been active since at least February 2025.
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