Police Arrest Five Members Tied to the REvil Ransomware Gang (2)

Law enforcement agencies have arrested five people allegedly associated with the prolific ransomware group REvil, which was accused of being behind this year’s devastating cyberattacks on Kaseya Ltd and JBS SA.

Romanian authorities arrested two alleged affiliates of the group on Nov. 4, according to a statement released on Monday by European law enforcement agency Europol. A further three arrests of REvil suspects were made earlier this year, Europol said.

The alleged hackers are suspected of involvement in about 5,000 ransomware infections and received about half a million Euros ($579,000) in ransom payments. Many ransomware gangs offer their malware ...