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Russia Arrests Prominent Ransomware Operator

Infosecurity Magazine, December 2, 2024. Secondary reporting that links the unnamed Kaliningrad domestic malware prosecution to Mikhail Matveev; the identity linkage relies on Russian media sourcing and is not an official named Russian release.

Source type
News report
Published
December 2, 2024
Research grade
S2
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Publisher
Infosecurity Magazine
Published
December 2, 2024
Source type
News report
Research grade
Source grade S2
Language
English
Official record
Not an official publication
Address
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/russia-arrests-ransomware-wazawaka/
What it supports
Secondary reporting that links the unnamed Kaliningrad domestic malware prosecution to Mikhail Matveev; the identity linkage relies on Russian media sourcing and is not an official named Russian release
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src_infosecurity_matveev_russia_charge_2024

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