WASHINGTON: U.S. authorities on Thursday took aim at a Russian cybercriminal group known as Evil Corp, indicting its Lamborghini-driving alleged leader and ordering asset freezes against 17 of his associates over a digital crime spree that has netted more than US$100 million from companies across the world.
Evil Corp is alleged to be behind an ever-evolving family of malicious software known Dridex, which has bedevilled banks and businesses since it first appeared in 2011. The malware works by hacking into banks and businesses and making rogue financial transfers that are eventually funnelled back to the hackers. It has since also branched out into ransomware.
Though the indictments only mentioned incidents in Nebraska and Pennsylvania, victims spanned the United States - including a dairy company in Ohio, a luggage company in New Mexico and a religious order in Nebraska, FBI Deputy Director David Bowdich told a news conference.The crackdown straddled the world of cybercrime and intelligence. The U.S.
Reuters could not immediately locate contact details for Yakubets and Turashev, who have not been arrested and are believed to be still at large.
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