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Russian-led cybercrime network dismantled in global operation

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Arrest warrants issued for ringleaders after investigation by police in Europe and North America

Cyber-attacks aimed at destabilising governments or simple theft and blackmail are becoming increasingly pernicious. Photograph: Andrew Brookes/Getty Images/Image Source

Cyber-attacks aimed at destabilising governments or simple theft and blackmail are becoming increasingly pernicious. The high-street retailer Marks & Spencer is one of the most high-profile and recent victims in the UK this month.

The Europeans led by the German crime agency, Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) released public appeals in its attempts to track down 18 suspects believed to be involved in the Qakbot malware family along with a third malware known as Trickbot.

BKA and its international counterparts said the majority of the suspects were Russian citizens. The Russian national Vitalii Nikolayevich Kovalev, 36, already wanted in the US, is one of BKA’s most wanted.

He is allegedly behind Conti, considered to be the most professional and best-organised ransomware blackmail group in the world with Kovalev described as one of the “most successful blackmailers in the history of cybercrime” by German investigators. Lire la suite »

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