Ukrainian cops nab husband and wife suspected to be part of $1m ransomware operation

Ukrainian police have arrested five people on suspicion of operating a ransomware gang, including a husband-and-wife team, following tipoffs from UK law enforcement. "The organizer of the group, a 36-year-old resident of Kyiv, together with his wife and three acquaintances carried out cyberattacks on foreign companies," cops …

[DS999]

Another reason to block Putin from invading

If he takes it over, then Ukrainian ransomware criminals will be untouchable like the Russian ones are.

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: Another reason to block Putin from invading

I figure it as the Ukrainians working up the muscle to neutralize some of the "fifth column" in light of the past, current and likely future conflict.

Seems almost a forgotten term, doesn't it? Yet as recent history shows - e.g. the last two years - there are always those working against society, for wildly different reasons perhaps.

Anyway, a recent discussion included the phrase bemoaning "the loss of the consensus reality". Like who the enemies are. Love the virus, the virus is our friend! Yoicks!

[Anonymous Coward]

Find a really big book

Throw it at them

[Potemkine!]

Ukrainian cops should hurry before the war with Russia starts.

[TimMaher]

News just in

Ukraine has been the victim of a massive hack attack.

BBC and others right now.