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Any real, as in flesh and blood, person(s) arrested? Otherwise this is only a small delay.
by unnouinceput 5y ago
Any real, as in flesh and blood, person(s) arrested? Otherwise this is only a small delay.
- sofixa 5y agoThe US probably doesn't have jurisdiction over anyone involved, so no.
- FastEatSlow 5y agoSeems as if they're willing to fight dirty over the internet, but not to do anything physically.
- ComodoHacker 5y agoWhat did you expect, invading Russia?
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- pgeorgi 5y agoInterpol notice - at least that'll restrict their movements
- jollybean 5y agoThe US, if they really wanted to, could make it problematic enough for Russia that they might want to engage on this. Russian doesn't gain anything from having it's citizens attack US hospitals.
- drzaiusapelord 5y agoSanctions and a million other things. Its not "let them commit crime against us" or nuclear war. There's middle ground of course.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 5y agoRealistic option: Sanctions. Extreme option: Follow the precedent Russia has set, synthesize some Novichok, and have someone pay them a visit.
- siva7 5y agoIf you are gonna be in a ransomware gang, be sure your operations do not occour in a country which has jurisdiction over you. So i would say no.
- AccountToUse 5y agoI don't agree with this. It's about incentives. If you make it too painful to conduct this type of crime, perpetrators will give up.
- jollybean 5y agoThe prospective of spending 30 years in jail is a disincentive.
- littlestymaar 5y agoIndeed, but it's not the only one.
- dylan604 5y agoThis is only a disincentive to people who normally don't commit crimes. If you're part of a crime ring, this ins't something you are concerned with on a daily basis.
- jollybean 5y agoOrganized criminals are aware of what brings the heat, what does not, and what crimes add up to what time. Their lawyers help them with that. For the same reason they don't go after local business in Russia, because of the 'cost'.
- snapetom 5y agoExactly. Until people are arrested, the government just basically shutdown a REvil billboard. They'll just pop up with a new one. No one has actually stopped REvil hacking operations. There's been a lot of drama with their affiliate programs that are probably not government related. This Reuters article is giving the government a tiny little more credit than it deserves. Here is an article with some more information: https://www.zdnet.com/article/revil-ransomware-operators-claim-group-is-ending-activity-again-happy-blog-now-offline/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/revil-ransomware-operators-cla...
- beermonster 5y agoYup. No arrests. Just a little holiday for the elusive operators: "The server was compromised, and they were looking for me," 0_neday wrote on a cybercrime forum last weekend and first spotted by security firm Recorded Future. "Good luck, everyone; I'm off." [1] [1] https://www.reuters.com/technology/exclusive-governments-turn-tables-ransomware-gang-revil-by-pushing-it-offline-2021-10-21/ https://www.reuters.com/technology/exclusive-governments-tur...
- jve 5y agoYes. Watch a stream from arrest: https://therecord.media/two-members-of-a-ransomware-gang-were-arrested-in-ukraine-following-a-joint-international-law-enforcement-operation/ https://therecord.media/two-members-of-a-ransomware-gang-wer... They had the opportunity to search within unlocked computer and devices. Found money.
- UweSchmidt 5y agoNot what I expected, a gaming PC and some MacBooks in a clean appartment and a live-in girlfriend. I would have expected a sweet homelab with lots nd lots of hardware to try the ransomware on, in a more "bachelor" environment.