US DOJ indicts two Russian EvilCorp members
Event Details
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) charged Russian citizens Maksim V. Yakubets and Igor Turashev for deploying the Dridex malware (aka Bugat and Cridex), and for their involvement in international bank fraud and computer hacking schemes.
The two were charged with conspiracy, computer hacking, wire fraud, and bank fraud in a 10-count indictment unsealed today, concerning the distribution of the malware they used to automate the theft of sensitive financial and personal information like banking credentials, as well as for infecting their victims with ransomware in more recent attacks.
Yakubets was the leader of Evil Corp since at least 2017.
Date
05/12/2019
Ransomware Group
- EvilCorp
Event Category
- Indictment
Level of Cooperation
- National
Country
🇺🇸 United States
