August 23, 2024 at 05:51AM Deniss Zolotarjovs, a 33-year-old Russian national, has been charged in the US for his role in the cybercrime gang Karakurt, known for data theft and extortion. Zolotarjovs was arrested in Georgia in December 2023, extradited to the US, and appeared in a US District Court in Cincinnati to face charges … Read more
August 23, 2024 at 01:36AM Deniss Zolotarjovs, a Latvian residing in Moscow, has been charged in the U.S. for allegedly engaging in cybercrimes, including data theft, extortion, and money laundering. Zolotarjovs is linked to a cybercriminal organization involved in ransomware attacks and is the first member of the group to be extradited to the U.S. … Read more
August 22, 2024 at 09:09AM Deniss Zolotarjovs, a member of the Russian Karakurt ransomware group, has been charged in the U.S. for money laundering, wire fraud, and extortion crimes. As a key negotiator for the group, he was involved in multiple cases of extortion impacting American organizations. If convicted, he could face a maximum of … Read more
December 14, 2023 at 05:03AM The FBI, CISA, and other US government agencies have issued a security advisory about the Karakurt extortion gang, notorious for using harassment and IT exploitation to demand ransoms ranging from $25,000 to $13 million in Bitcoin. The gang uses various tactics and tools to exfiltrate massive amounts of data, with … Read more