Cybersecurity
Police Arrest Five Members Tied to the REvil Ransomware Gang
- Ukrainian national indicted in Texas for role in the attacks
- Arrests and indictment come amid global effort to curb hacks
REvil is accused of several attacks this year against major companies including Brazilian meat supplier JBS SA.
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Law enforcement agencies have arrested five people allegedly associated with the prolific ransomware group REvil, which was accused of being behind this year’s devastating cyberattacks on Kaseya Ltd and JBS SA.
Romanian authorities arrested two alleged affiliates of the group on Nov. 4, according to a statement released on Monday by European law enforcement agency Europol. A further three arrests of REvil suspects were made earlier this year, Europol said.