Security News > 2022 > February > Russia arrests third hacking group, reportedly seizes carding forums
Russia arrested six people today, allegedly part of a hacking group involved in the theft and selling of stolen credit cards.
Russian media reports that the arrests come at the request of investigators from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.
Russian law enforcement has not specified what hacking groups the arrested individuals were allegedly affiliated with.
These arrests mark the third hacking group arrested by Russian authorities since the beginning of 2022.
At the end of the month, Russia also arrested the leader of the Infraud Organization, a hacking group that caused more than $560 million in losses to businesses worldwide.
After DarkSide's ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline and REvil's attack on Kaseya, the White House and Russian representatives have been working to increase cooperation to stem the rising tide of hacking activities originating from Russia.