The US Department of Justice sues for confiscation of over $2.4 million worth of Bitcoin related to the ransomware Chaos gang

According to a report by Golden Finance, the North Texas District Attorney's Office of the US Department of Justice has filed a civil lawsuit with the North Texas District Court on July 24th, requesting the confiscation of previously seized cryptocurrency assets. It is reported that the FBI Dallas branch seized approximately 20.29 BTC from an encrypted address on April 15th, with a current market value exceeding $2.4 million. The related assets are accused of being related to a member of the ransomware organization Chaos, Hors, and are involved in illegal activities such as money laundering and computer ransomware. This gang has carried out multiple cyber attacks in the North Texas region and other areas.