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REvil: Day of Reckoning For Notorious Cyber Gang (bbc.co.uk) 18

New submitter Computershack shares a report from the BBC: A global police operation has dealt a devastating blow to one of the most prolific cyber-crime gangs in history. The co-ordinated action against the REvil gang was announced on Monday by Romanian police, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and Europol. The raid, which took place both on and offline, led to the arrests of two alleged hackers in Romania and one accused cyber-criminal from Ukraine. REvil has been blamed for major hacks on global businesses in recent years. The US also announced that it had successfully retrieved more than $6 million in cryptocurrency from the gang in a so-called 'claw back' hacking operation.
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REvil: Day of Reckoning For Notorious Cyber Gang

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  • For the most prolific cyber-gang in history.
  • So many dupes today, it seems like 2001 all over again.
  • Hold up! (Score:4, Interesting)

    by Gravis Zero ( 934156 ) on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @12:03AM (#61970425)

    How can this possibly be true? A reliable source told me [slashdot.org] REvil was an FBI plant! /s

    Props to everyone that made these arrests possible.

  • I don't get it. These evil hackers obviously got some fairly decent kung fu. Seems like they could make good money going straight, and not, ya know, getting arrested? These aren't common criminals, after all. wtf?

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