Security News > 2021 > October > Ukrainian cops cuff two over $150m ransomware gang allegations, seize $1.3m in cryptocurrency
Ukrainian police have reportedly arrested two members of a ransomware gang - and while some have fingered REvil, no firm details have been published by cops from multiple countries.
A round of speculation was triggered when inter-EU law enforcement body Europol declared this morning that Ukrainian fuzz had arrested "Two prolific ransomware operators known for their extortionate demands," claimed to be up to €70m. One of the two suspects arrested on 28 September, according to the National Police of Ukraine, was a "Hacker".
Two vehicles were also seized by local police, as were a total of seven properties.
In summer, police in Ukraine arrested half a dozen people whom they said were members of the Clop ransomware gang.
Numerous people speculated on Twitter that the latest Ukrainian arrests were members of the REvil ransomware gang.
It's a common theme: ransomware gangs tend to break in using known vulnerabilities or simply through well-crafted phishing emails, and if the Ukrainians are to be believed, that was one of the methods their suspect used.