US charges Ukrainian, Russian, over cyberattack, seizes $6 mln in ransom payments

Yaroslav Vasinskyi and another alleged REvil operative, Russian national Yevgeniy Polyanin, were charged by the United States with conspiracy to commit fraud and other crimes.

An information analyst works in front of a screen showing a near real-time map tracking cyber threats; California, December 29, 2014

An information analyst works in front of a screen showing a near real-time map tracking cyber threats; California, December 29, 2014

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ByREUTERS

NOVEMBER 8, 2021 17:35

Updated: NOVEMBER 8, 2021 19:58