Police Reportedly Arrest Egregor Ransomware Members Phil Muncaster UK / EMEA News Reporter , Infosecurity Magazine French and Ukrainian police have been in action disrupting the Egregor ransomware group with several arrests last week, according to reports. The suspects were traced via analysis of Blockchain records after victims of the ransomware paid their extorters in Bitcoin, according to public radio channel, France Inter. Those arrested in Ukraine are thought to have been hackers as well as individuals providing logistical and financial support to the ransomware-a-service (RaaS) group. The Paris Tribunal de Grande Instance, France’s busiest court, opened an investigation into Egregor last autumn after multiple French organizations fell victim to the group. These included video game developer Ubisoft, logistics giant Gefco, and newspaper Ouest France.