Security News > 2024 > November > Phobos ransomware administrator faces US cybercrime charges
The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges against Evgenii Ptitsyn, 42, a Russian national, for allegedly administering the sale, distribution, and operation of Phobos ransomware. Ptitsyn made his initial appearance in the US District Court for the District of Maryland on Nov. 4 after being extradited from South Korea. Phobos ransomware, through its affiliates, victimized more than 1,000 public and private entities in the United States and around the world, and extorted ransom payments worth more … More → The post Phobos ransomware administrator faces US cybercrime charges appeared first on Help Net Security.
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