Ransom Cartel, Reveton ransomware owner arrested, charged in US
Belarusian-Ukrainian national Maksim Silnikau was arrested in Spain and is now extradited to the USA to face charges for ...
US accuses man of being 'elite' ransomware pioneer they've hunted for years
A man cops believe is a former associate of Silnikau, British national Zain Qaiser, was sentenced for his role in the Reveton ...
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Police arrest creator of Ransom Cartel, Reveton ransomware operations
The threat actor operated under the aliases "J.P. Morgan," "xxx," and "lansky" on Russian-speaking hacking forum, where he allegedly promoted the cybercrime operations. The authorities unsealed two ...
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Prolific RaaS, malvertising scheme leader faces US charges
Aside from spearheading the first-ever ransomware-as-a-service operation Reveton along with co-conspirators also charged in the U.S. in 2011, Silnikau also led the Angler exploit kit, which had been ...
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Belarusian-Ukrainian Hacker Extradited to U.S. for Ransomware and Cybercrime Charges
Elite cybercriminal behind ransomware and exploit kits extradited to US. Faces charges for global hacking schemes and fraud ...
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Suspected head of prolific cybercrime groups arrested and extradited
An international operation coordinated by the National Crime Agency (NCA) has resulted in the arrest and extradition of a man believed to be one of the world’s most prolific Russian-speaking ...