Cybersecurity
Russian ‘Evil Corp’ Is Behind a Decade of Hacks, U.S. Says
- Two Russians are charged and sanctioned in global bank fraud
- Treasury accuses Kremlin of links to alleged malware attacker
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The U.S. unveiled criminal charges and sanctions against members of a group that calls itself Evil Corp, which authorities blame for some of the worst computer hacking and bank fraudschemes of the past decade.
The Justice Department, working mainly with the Treasury Department and British authorities, brought conspiracy and fraud charges against members of the group. It said the group “has been engaged in cybercrime on an almost unimaginable scale,” using malware to steal tens of millions of dollars from customers doing online banking. Treasury said on Thursday it would sanction Evil Corp and its leaders for cyber-thefts committed at hundreds of financial institutions around the world.