[FORECAST UPDATED] After LockBit and BlackCat, Is Cl0p Really Next in Line?

Another ransomware crew standing in the ‘now serving’ line like law enforcement is a deli counter.

Everyone loves a ransomware takedown headline until they have to answer the annoying follow-up: who’s actually next? 👀

LockBit got hammered by Operation Cronos. BlackCat took a DOJ hit. Meanwhile, Cl0p kept doing what Cl0p does best: turning enterprise software mistakes into industrial-scale extortion opportunities. Europol said the LockBit disruption hit the group “at every level,” and DOJ said its BlackCat action seized sites and helped victims decrypt systems. But Cl0p’s more recent playbook has leaned hard into high-volume data theft and pressure campaigns tied to Oracle E-Business Suite activity, which Google and Reuters both flagged in late 2025.

That’s what makes this forecast interesting: not “ransomware bad,” but whether multinational law enforcement can do sustained damage to a group that keeps proving it can monetize exposure faster than defenders patch. Ransomware.live still tracks Cl0p activity into 2026, so this is not some museum exhibit question.

So what breaks first: Cl0p’s infrastructure, or the industry’s attention span?

Read the forecast: https://blog.alphahunt.io/forecast-updated-after-lockbit-and-blackcat-is-cl0p-really-next-in-line

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Another ransomware crew standing in the ‘now serving’ line like law enforcement is a deli counter.