9 Russians charged with cyberattacks targeting US companies

The Federal Bureau of Investigation seal is displayed outside FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C., Feb. 2, 2018.The Justice Department earlier this week charged nine Russian nationals who they say used Russian-based malware inMikhail Tsarev, Andrey Zhuykov, Maksim Galochkin, Dimitry Putlin, Sergey Loguntsov, Max Mikhaylov, Makism Rudensky, Valentin Karyagin, and Maskim Khaliullin allegedly used malware tools, Trickbot and Conti, to infiltrate Americans' devices, according to the DOJ.

Ransomware is a type of malware that threatens to publish a victim's personal data or block access if a ransom is not paid off. The defendants wired money from a company's account using stolen banking information that they obtained by deploying the malware, according to the court documents. Garland said in a statement that the indictments brought against the men show "that they cannot hide from the United States Department of Justice."

The Scripps Healthcare hack delayed getting patient information and checkups, according to court documents.

Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen

Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.

Russian missile targets Ukrainian market as analysts reveal elite Russian soldiers killedMore than four dozen soldiers from the Russian 7th Guards Mountain Air Assault Division were reportedly killed in Donetsk.
Herkunft: nypost - 🏆 91. / 67 Weiterlesen »

9 Russians charged with cyberattacks targeting US companiesThe Justice Department earlier this week charged nine Russian nationals who they say used Russian-based malware in cyberattacks to steal money from U.S. companies.
Herkunft: ABC - 🏆 471. / 51 Weiterlesen »

9 Russians charged with cyberattacks targeting US companiesThe Justice Department earlier this week charged nine Russian nationals who they say used Russian-based malware in cyberattacks to steal money from U.S. companies.
Herkunft: ABC7Chicago - 🏆 284. / 63 Weiterlesen »