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Russian-led cybercrime network dismantled in global operation


Arrest warrants issued for ringleaders after investigation by police in Europe and North America

Using the pseudonyms Stern and Ben, BKA allege he is claimed to have attacked hundreds of companies worldwide and extracted large ransom payments from them. It was advertised on Russian-language criminal forums and also had an “espionage variant used to target military, diplomatic, government and non-governmental organisations” the indictment states. Also on the Europe most-wanted list as a result of the German operation is a 36-year-old Russian-speaking Ukrainian, Roman Mikhailovich Prokop, a suspected member of Qakbot, according to BKA.

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