Security News > 2021 > November > Kaseya ransomware suspect nabbed in Poland, $6m seized from absent colleague
The name "Kaseya" has become one of the biggest words in ransomware infamy.
Cybercriminals penetrated the IT management business Kaseya earlier this year and used the company's own remote management tools to wreak simultaneous ransomware havoc across its customer base.
The DOJ also seized more than $6,000,000 in assets that it describes as "Traceable to alleged ransom payments received by [] a Russian national, who is also charged with conducting [] REvil ransomware attacks against multiple victims, including businesses and government entities".
Europol notes that South Korean police nabbed three more ransomware "Affiliates" in February, April and October this year, and law enforcement in Kuwait arrested a further ransomware suspect earlier this month.
As we wondered last week, when Europol announced a big forensic swoop on 12 people allegedly active in and around the ransomware scene - from the penetration teams who break in at the start to the money mules who launder the ill-gotten cryptocoins at the end.
Perhaps the worm is indeed beginning to turn on the ransomware scene?