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UK reveals father and son at heart of Evil Corp hackers
The NCA has taken action against what it says are some the most harmful cyber-criminals of all time.
"Maksim Yakubets and his Evil Corp gang has for years lived the archetypal Russian hacker playboy lifestyle seemingly untouchable to law enforcement but today’s announcement shows that we are still watching, digging and determined to disrupt them and bring them to justice," said Will Lynne, Head of Cyber Intelligence at the NCA. In August, the NCA executed a number of search warrants in the south of England and arrested a 46 year old male who is suspected of being linked to a LockBit affiliate. "Today's sanctions send a clear message to the Kremlin that we will not tolerate Russian cyber-attacks - whether from the state itself or from its cyber-criminal ecosystem," said foreign secretary David Lammy.
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