Security News > 2024 > August > Belarusian-Ukrainian Hacker Extradited to U.S. for Ransomware and Cybercrime Charges
2024-08-14 12:02
A coalition of law enforcement agencies coordinated by the U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) has led to the arrest and extradition of a Belarussian and Ukrainian dual-national believed to be associated with Russian-speaking cybercrime groups. Maksim Silnikau (aka Maksym Silnikov), 38, went by the online monikers J.P. Morgan, xxx, and lansky. He was extradited to the U.S. from Poland on August 9,
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