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,
News URL
https://thehackernews.com/2024/08/belarusian-ukrainian-hacker-extradited.html
Related news
- 4 FIN9-linked Vietnamese Hackers Indicted in $71M U.S. Cybercrime Spree (source)
- Chinese and N. Korean Hackers Target Global Infrastructure with Ransomware (source)
- Microsoft links Scattered Spider hackers to Qilin ransomware attacks (source)
- North Korean Hackers Shift from Cyber Espionage to Ransomware Attacks (source)
- US offers $10M for tips on DPRK hacker linked to Maui ransomware attacks (source)
- U.S. DoJ Indicts North Korean Hacker for Ransomware Attacks on Hospitals (source)