Russian Accused of Laundering Ransomware Crypto Extradited to US

Aug. 17, 2022, 11:30 PM UTC

A 29-year-old Russian accused of laundering ransom payments on behalf of cybergangs targeting hospitals and health-care providers has been extradited from the Netherlands to the US to face charges.

Denis Mihaqlovic Dubnikov is accused with others of engaging in a variety of financial transactions to conceal cryptocurrency extorted from the victims of Ryuk ransomware attacks from at least August 2018 through August 2021, according to a statement Wednesday from the US Attorney’s Office in Portland, Oregon.

Ryuk is a type of ransomware that has been used to target thousands of individuals and businesses around the world, but garnered attention ...

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