FBI prevented ransomware attack by Russian hacker

The FBI foiled the plans of a 27-year-old Russian national (Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov) to hire a company employee to intercept secrets from the company that worked in Nevada.
She wanted to convince him to settle down software on their network, and then demand ransom from the company under the threat of leaking data that had been stolen from their systems.

Kriuchkov was arrested on August 22, 2020, in Los Angeles, after receiving a phone call from an FBI agent and trying to leave the United States.
"After contacting the FBI, Kriuchkov traveled the same night from Reno to Los Angeles," a news release from of Justice. Kriuchkov asked an acquaintance to buy him a plane ticket in an attempt to leave the country.'
Σύμφωνα με τα έγγραφα του δικαστηρίου, ο Kriuchkov προσπάθησε να πείσει έναν υπάλληλο της εταιρείας, να εγκαταστήσει κακόβουλο λογισμικό στο δίκτυο υπολογιστών της εταιρείας μέσω μιας μονάδας or using one with a malicious attachment.
The malware would then give Kriuchkov and his associates access to the company's systems, allowing them to collect and steal sensitive documents, which could later be used as a lever to persuade the company to pay a ransom to prevent leaks. of her stolen data.
Finally Kriuchkov was charged with conspiracy and willful ζημιάς σε προστατευμένο company, facing a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250.000 fine.

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