The United States has filed charges against Russian Yevgeny Polyanin in a cyber extortion case worth up to $ 13 million. It is reported by RIA News with reference to the head of the US Department of Justice, Merrick Garland.
“At the moment, the REvil ransomware program has been used on approximately 175,000 computers around the world, and at least $ 200 million in ransom has been paid,” he said at a press conference.
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