The NetWalker ransomware network has been taken down as part of a coordinated international law enforcement campaign. Ransomware has previously been used to attack schools, hospitals, private sector companies, and government agencies. The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has confirmed that a Canadian citizen has been charged with previous NetWalker attacks, seizing approximately €454,530 in cryptocurrency from ransom payments and the dark web resource used to communicate with the NetWalker victims had been disabled. "We are responding to the growing threat of ransomware by not only bringing criminal charges against the perpetrators, but also disrupting criminal infrastructure online and, where possible, recovering ransom payments extorted from victims," said Acting Assistant Attorney General Nicholas L. McQuaid of the Justice Department's Criminal Division. "Ransomware victims should be aware that informing law enforcement as soon as possible after an attack can lead to significant results like those achieved in the current multifaceted operation."