Suspected Hackers Arrested in Global Ransomware Crackdown

Suspected Hackers Arrested in Global Ransomware Crackdown
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco speaks during an interview at the Department of Justice in Washington, on Nov. 2, 2021. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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WASHINGTON—Two suspected hackers accused of ransomware attacks resulting in 5,000 infections have been arrested as part of a global cybercrime crackdown, Europol announced Monday.

The two, who were not identified by name, were arrested last week by Romanian authorities. Officials say the attacks, linked to the ransomware gang known as REvil, yielded about half a million euros in ransom payments.