One of the most powerful cyber gangs in the world was neutralized by the Russian services
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in Russia, it has announced that it has liquidated the REvil software extortion group and has indicted several of its members. Russia’s FSB intelligence bureau said the group had “ceased to exist” .
The Agency received information about the REvil band from the United States and then took action. According to the Russian state news service TASS, REvil “develops malicious software” and “organizes the theft of money from the bank accounts of foreign nationals.”
(FSB) FSB confiscated more than 426 million rubles , $ 600,000, $ 500,000. More than 20 “first-class cars” were confiscated, which were purchased with the profit from the criminal activity. A total of 14 people were arrested.
“The organized criminal association has ceased to exist and the information infrastructure used for criminal purposes has been neutralized,” the FSB said in a statement.
The event is extremely important for the geopolitical relations between Russia and the United States, respectively the countries involved in these relations. Ransomware attacks are considered part of the cyber war between the countries, analysts say.
At their summit in Geneva last summer, Russian President Putin and US President Biden agreed to start discussions on how to tackle ransomware. However, hardly anyone expected the Russian authorities to arrest the gang on Russian soil, commented the cyber reporter of BBC Joe Tydi
“The operation is the first time in years that the United States and Russia have cooperated in an operation against cybercrime . This may suggest a thaw in the relationship, “he added.
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