Infamous Russian hacker indicted for operating cybercrime ring that stole millions in targeted cyberattacks

Source: New York Post

A Russian national was indicted for leading a cybercriminal enterprise that infected computers and stole millions from victims around the globe for more than a decade, federal prosecutors revealed. Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov, 48, of Moscow, was slapped with conspiracy and wire fraud charges on Thursday for allegedly leading a group of hackers who developed and unleashed malicious software, called Qakbot, in targeted ransomware attacks starting in 2008, according to the Department of Justice. Prosecutors are attempting to retrieve $24 million the alleged cybercriminal swiped from his victims.