FBI seized roughly $2.3 million in cryptocurrency tied to ransomware attacks
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US law enforcement officials in August seized roughly $2.3 million in cryptocurrency tied to ransomware attacks committed by a Russian resident, according to a court document unsealed Tuesday.
Aleksandr Sikerin, whose last known address was in St. Petersburg, Russia, is affiliated with a notorious ransomware gang known as REvil that has cost US businesses millions of dollars, the Justice Department alleged in a complaint filed in the Northern District of Texas Dallas Division.
The cryptocurrency account, or "wallet," that is now under the FBI's control is "traceable to ransomware attacks committed by Sikerin," the complaint states.
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