US and UK crack down on Russian hacking group Evil Corp

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U.S. and British authorities on Thursday took aim at the Russia-based cybercriminal group known as Evil Corp, indicting two of its leaders and ...

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: U.S. and British authorities on Thursday took aim at the Russia-based cybercriminal group known as Evil Corp, indicting two of its leaders and ordering asset freezes against 17 of its associates over a digital crime spree that has netted more than US$100 million from companies across the world.

In a crackdown on Evil Corp that straddled the world of cybercrime and intelligence, the U.S. Treasury and Justice Departments worked in coordination with Britain’s National Crime Agency.

 

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