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Bugat Botnet Administrator Arrested and Malware Disabled

United States Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs, October 13, 2015. Establishes the Dridex disruption and the charge/arrest of Andrey Ghinkul in Cyprus..

Source type
Government release
Published
October 13, 2015
Research grade
P1
Used in entries
7

Bibliographic record

Publisher
United States Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs
Published
October 13, 2015
Source type
Government release
Research grade
Source grade P1
Language
English
Official record
Official publication
Address
https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/bugat-botnet-administrator-arrested-and-malware-disabled
What it supports
Establishes the Dridex disruption and the charge/arrest of Andrey Ghinkul in Cyprus.
Dataset id
src_doj_dridex_2015

How this source is used

Cited 7 times across 4 record types.

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Takedown records

1 citation

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Organization roles

3 citations

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Legal actions against people

2 citations

Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person.

  • Andrey Ghinkul

    Charged, Dridex/Bugat/Cridex disruption

    Primary source
  • Andrey Ghinkul

    Arrested, Dridex/Bugat/Cridex disruption

    Primary source

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1 citation

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