Europol arrested two suspects of links with “Russian hackers”
Europol: Seven hackers have been arrested since the beginning of the year, suspected of having links with REvil by Russian hackers “. As noted in the message of Europol, which coordinated the operation, since the beginning of the year, seven people have been detained in different countries of the world who may be related to the REvil group, which is associated with cybercriminals from Russia. The two arrested in Romania, according to security officials, are involved in a total of 5,000 infections with ransomware developed by REvil. With their help, the attackers received about half a million euros in ransoms. It is assumed that a total of five alleged supporters of “Russian hackers” are responsible for seven thousand infections, and the amount of the ransom they demanded reached 200 million euros. Europol notes that since February 2021, law enforcement agencies have arrested three other members or affiliates of REvil, as