Russian accused of being part of cybercrime ring extradited from South Korea to Ohio
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Russian accused of being part of cybercrime ring extradited from South Korea to Ohio

CNN  

CNN — A Russian man accused of being part of cybercrime ring that infected millions of computers worldwide was arraigned in federal court in Ohio on Thursday after being extradited from South Korea, the Justice Department announced. The group allegedly used a piece of malicious software known as Trickbot and other tools to steal money and confidential data from businesses in multiple countries including the US, United Kingdom, Russia and India. The extradition of Dunaev follows the FBI and European law enforcement agencies’ arrest last month of two people in Ukraine who have allegedly made multimillion-dollar ransom demands following hacks of US organizations. A hacking tool used to encrypt Sinclair’s networks is similar to malicious code previously used by a Russian crime group sanctioned by the US government, analysts told CNN. Trickbot has had a key role in some ransomware attacks on US companies; hackers have used the malicious software to access victim networks and then deploy ransomware to lock up their computers.

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Swedish court acquits Russian-born businessman of spying for Moscow
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Swedish court acquits Russian-born businessman of spying for Moscow

Associated Press  

STOCKHOLM — A Russian-born Swedish businessman was acquitted on Thursday of collecting information for Russia’s military intelligence service, the GRU, for almost a decade. Sergey Skvortsov, 60, had been accused of “ gross illegal intelligence activities against Sweden and against a foreign power,” namely the United States. The Stockholm District Court said Skvortsov had largely acted in the way prosecutors …

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