Crime & Public Safety

DOJ Unseals Charges Against Hacker Behind Ransomware Attacks on 250 US Companies

Officials announced a $11 million bounty for information that could lead to the arrest or conviction of the Ukrainian hacker and his coconspirators.
DOJ Unseals Charges Against Hacker Behind Ransomware Attacks on 250 US Companies
The Department of Justice seal during a news conference at its office in Washington on May 16, 2023. Jose Luis/AP Photo
Catherine Yang
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The Justice Department on Sept. 9 unsealed a 2024 indictment of Ukrainian hacker Volodymyr Viktorovych Tymoshchuk for his alleged role in exploiting hundreds of companies via ransomware schemes.

Tymoshchuk is alleged to be the administrator of the LockerGoga, MegaCortex, and Nefilim ransomware schemes that affected more than 250 U.S. companies and hundreds more in other countries, causing millions in damage.

Catherine Yang
Catherine Yang
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Catherine Yang is a reporter for The Epoch Times based in New York.