
U.S. seizes over $6 million from ransomware attacks
CBSN
The Justice Department announced Monday that U.S. officials have seized more than $6 million in cryptocurrency and arrested two individuals they say are behind the July 4 weekend REvil ransomware attacks, in which the hacking of a Florida-based software firm Kaseya infected more than a thousand businesses worldwide.
Ukrainian National Yaroslav Vasinskyi was arrested in Poland last month after crossing over the Ukrainian border and has been indicted on 11 federal counts for allegedly creating and utilizing the ransomware program colloquially known as REvil to demand hundreds of thousands of dollars from 10 American entities and companies.
"The Poles have been terrific partners. We're very grateful for their assistance," FBI Director Christopher Wray told reporters Monday.

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