Cyberattacks: US puts $10 million bounty on Russian hackers

2023-05-16 23:30:50

Cyber ​​attacks

US puts $10 million bounty on Russian hackers

He is said to be behind thousands of attacks and stole a total of up to $200 million in ransom: Mikhail Matweev is considered one of Russia’s most notorious hackers.

updated16. May 2023, 23:30

The United States has put a $10 million bounty on Mikhail Matveev’s head.

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• The United States has put a bounty on a Russian hacker’s head.

• There is now ten million dollars for the capture of Mikhail Matveev.

• If the Russian is extradited to the United States, he faces more than 20 years in prison.

The United States has put a bounty of $10 million on a Russian hacker believed to be behind thousands of cyberattacks around the world. Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev was involved in attacks using the Lockbit, Babuk and Hive ransomware, the US Department of Justice said in Washington on Tuesday. The targets of the attacks were, among other things, police authorities in the USA, but also schools and hospitals.

In the US, he faces more than 20 years in prison

The hackers are said to have demanded a total of up to $400 million in ransom from their victims and stolen up to $200 million in ransom, the ministry said. If Matweev is caught, extradited to the United States and brought to justice, he faces more than 20 years in prison.

Just two weeks ago, the US also promised a $10 million reward for information leading to the capture of alleged Russian cybercriminal Denis Gennadyovich Kulkov. The man is said to be one of the heads of the Try2Check platform, which is used in credit card fraud.

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(AFP/bho)View Comments