FBI Seizure Notice Appears on Darknet Forum RAMP4U
Summary
A seizure notice appeared on RAMP4U on January 28, 2026. DarkOwl says the forum’s domains point to name servers used by the FBI, and the alleged administrator appeared to confirm the seizure; the FBI has not formally commented.
Key points
- A notice stating that the FBI had seized RAMP4U appeared on January 28, 2026, on both its clear-net and onion domains.
- DarkOwl reports that the forum’s domains now point to name servers used by the FBI in infrastructure seizures.
- The forum’s alleged administrator appeared to confirm the seizure in a post on XSS.
- The FBI had not issued a formal statement about the seizure at the time of the article.
- RAMP was launched in 2021 as a forum for ransomware-related discussion after other darknet forums banned ransomware advertising.
Article Details
- Event Type
- Law enforcement seizure of the RAMP4U darknet forum
- Impact
- A seizure notice appeared on RAMP4U.io and its onion domain on January 28, 2026. The article reports that the domains point to name servers used by the FBI for infrastructure seizures, but notes that the FBI had not yet made a formal statement. The alleged forum administrator also appeared to confirm the seizure on XSS. The impact on RAMP4U users and whether the forum will reappear remain unknown.
Indicators of compromise
| Type | Indicator | Context |
|---|---|---|
| DOMAIN | ramp4u[.]io | Domain of the ransomware-focused darknet forum reported seized by the FBI. |