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US charges Russian bulletproof web hosts with facilitating cyberattacks that netted $62M
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US charges Russian bulletproof web hosts with facilitating cyberattacks that netted $62M
US prosecutors have unsealed an indictment charging three Russian nationals and two web hosting companies with hacking and money laundering.
- The indictment, first filed in 2024, charges Alexander Volosovik, Kirill Zatolokin, and Yulia Pankova with owning and operating Media Land and ML.Cloud.
- The web hosts allegedly provided bulletproof infrastructure to ransomware gangs including LockBit, BlackSuit, and Play.
- Prosecutors said hackers used the companies to launch DDoS and phishing attacks on US businesses, netting $62 million in proceeds.
- US Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva said the web hosts' actions "put the American public at risk" and vowed to dismantle such networks.
TopicsHackingCybersecurityCriminal InvestigationMoney LaunderingDisinformationFraudcybercrimeInternational Cooperationorganized crimeEspionagefinancial crimeransomware attacks
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