Russia Attacks Cryptocurrency Extortion Group REvil, Seizes $6 Million in Cash

According to Techspot News on the 15th, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) successfully arrested several members of the Revil cryptocurrency extortion group on the 14th. The group reported the well-known Kaseya VSA ransomware incident by attacking several websites in the United States.

According to the FSB, the attackers raided 25 locations, arrested 14 people and initially seized 426 million rubles (about $5.6 million), $600,000 and 500,000 euros in cash. for millions of dollars. Additionally, several computers, cryptocurrency wallets and 20 vehicles were seized. The allegations against REvil include "illegal distribution of payment materials".

The report says the FSB organized the protest at the request of US police. The REvil organization is large and has broken membership in many countries and regions. Previously, Romanian police arrested two people in November 2021, and in October 2021 Germany arrested a member of the REvil holiday in the Mediterranean.

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In the summer of 2021, REvil launched a counterattack against the Kaseya VSA hosting service software, which modified the software to affect more than one million computers, affecting more than 1,000 companies and claiming paid a total of $70 million.