Phobos Ransomware Administrator Extradited from South Korea to Face Cybercrime Charges (www.justice.gov)
from Joker@sh.itjust.works to cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works on 18 Nov 20:21
https://sh.itjust.works/post/28288641

The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges today against Evgenii Ptitsyn, 42, a Russian national, for allegedly administering the sale, distribution, and operation of Phobos ransomware. Ptitsyn made his initial appearance in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland on Nov. 4 after being extradited from South Korea. Phobos ransomware, through its affiliates, victimized more than 1,000 public and private entities in the United States and around the world, and extorted ransom payments worth more than $16 million dollars.

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