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Russian government confirms rare criminal charges against ransomware hacker
Russian media reports says that the accused hacker is on the FBI's most wanted list.
Russian media outlet RIA named the suspect as Mikhail Matveev, a 32-year-old resident of Kaliningrad, who is on the FBI’s most wanted list for allegedly launching ransomware attacks against U.S. companies. U.S. authorities previously linked Matveev — currently with a $10 million U.S. State Department bounty for information leading to his arrest — to the Babuk, Hive, and LockBit ransomware gangs. U.S. intelligence chiefs reiterated earlier this year that the U.S. and its allies would continue to experience ransomware attacks because Russia provides “safe haven” to hackers who target Western businesses and governments.
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