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Russian pro basketball player gets the cuffs for allegedly being a member of ransomware gang — lawyer claims client "sucks at computers and is not even able to install an application"
Is he a criminal mastermind or a hapless victim?
French authorities arrested Russian pro basketball player Daniil Kasatkin after arriving at Charles de Gaulle Airport outside of Paris on June 21. He didn’t touch anything in the computer: it was either hacked or the hacker sold it to him to act under the guise of another person.” Another lawyer told Russian publication Izvestia that Kasatkin is being tagged as a negotiator for the ransomware gang, but the player has an “ironclad alibi” against the accusation. Although the case against the Russian basketball player originated from the U.S., the Department of Justice hasn’t released a statement yet about his arrest.
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