Russia's security agency claimed it arrested members of the Russia-based cyber gang REvil that was responsible for multiple massive ransomware attacks against U.S. companies last year.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking in Moscow in June 2021. Photo: Alexei Nikolsky/TASS via Getty ImagesFriday it arrested members of the Russia-based cyber gang REvil that was responsible for multiple massive ransomware attacks against U.S. companies last year.Russia's Federal Security Service said the arrests were made based on an appeal from the United States, marking a rare occurrence of cybersecurity coordination between the two countries.
The U.S. Department of Justice has not yet confirmed the arrests and did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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