Security News > 2023 > May > Feds offer $10m reward for info on alleged Russian ransomware crim

The Feds have sanctioned a Russian national accused of using LockBit, Babuk, and Hive ransomware to extort a law enforcement agency and nonprofit healthcare organization in New Jersey, and the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington DC, among "Numerous" other victim organizations in the US and globally.

"From Russia and hiding behind multiple aliases, Matveev is alleged to have used these ransomware strains to encrypt and hold hostage for ransom the data of numerous victims, including hospitals, schools, nonprofits, and law enforcement agencies, like the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC," US Attorney Philip Sellinger said in a statement.

Between December 2020 and September 2021, Matveev and his co-conspirators allegedly used Babuk ransomware to extort money from victims in Turin, Italy; Hillsborough County, New Hampshire; Washington County, Oregon, and DC's Metropolitan Police Department.

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In January, the FBI said it shut down the Hive's ransomware network, seizing control of the notorious gang's servers and websites, after a seven-month covert operation during which agents hacked the criminal group's network and used that access to provide decryption keys for more than 300 victims.

A month later, the US and UK sanctioned seven Russians for their alleged roles in disseminating Conti and Ryuk ransomware and the Trickbot banking trojan.

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