Four Russians arrested in Phobos ransomware crackdown

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Four Russians arrested in Phobos ransomware crackdown
Four Russian nationals, who were suspected of deploying a variant of Phobos ransomware to extort payments from people in Europe and beyond, were arrested last week, the pan-European police agency Europol said. Coordinated action involving law enforcement agencies from 14 countries led to the ...

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