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US charges Ukrainian and Russian nationals over ransomware attacks

Enlarge / Russian national Yevgyeniy Polyanin remains at large. (credit: FBI) US authorities have brought criminal charges against a Ukrainian and a Russian national for their roles in high-profile ransomware attacks as part of a sprawling global crackdown on digital extortion groups. The US justice department on Monday said it had charged Ukrainian Yaroslav Vasinskyi, […]

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Up to 1,500 businesses infected in one of the worst ransomware attacks ever

Enlarge (credit: Suebsiri Srithanyarat / EyeEm / Getty Images) As many as 1,500 businesses around the world have been infected by highly destructive malware that first struck software maker Kaseya. In one of the worst ransom attacks ever, the malware, in turn, used that access to fell Kaseya’s customers. The attack struck on Friday afternoon […]

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