Napiszę, bo większości pewnie umknęło. Rosjanie aresztowali grupę rosy... (@p.....m)

Napiszę, bo większości pewnie umknęło. Rosjanie aresztowali grupę rosyjskich hakerów, odpowiedzialną ponoć m. in. za głośny atak na amerykańskie rurociągi naftowe. Wymusili wtedy zapłatę okupu w wysokości kilku milionów dolarów.

Following information provided by US authorities, Russian security services have arrested a notorious group of hackers in a multi-region sting. They are accused of spreading computer viruses and extorting money from businesses.

On Friday, the Federal Security Service (FSB) told journalists that it had worked with local authorities in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Lipetsk Oblasts to target members of the group REvil. The operation had garnered attention for attacking high-profile overseas companies, including Apple.

REvil tactics have included stealing confidential information and then threatening to publish that information unless paid sums in the millions of dollars.

The FSB says it undertook its operation after receiving a notice from American authorities, who contacted the Russian agency “about the leader of the criminal organization and his involvement in attacks on the information resources of foreign technology companies, by planting harmful programs, encrypting information, and demanding money for its de-encryption.”