REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstNov 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department charged a Ukraine national and a Russian in one of the worst ransomware attacks against American targets, court filings showed on Monday. "When I met with President Putin in June, I made clear that the United States would take action to hold cybercriminals accountable. Although discussions continue, security experts and most U.S. officials said they had not seen an overall decrease in ransomware attacks. Europol said earlier on Monday that Romanian authorities on Nov. 4 arrested two other individuals suspected of attacks deploying the REvil ransomware. Twelve suspects believed to have mounted ransomware attacks against companies or infrastructure in 71 countries were "targeted" in raids in Ukraine and Switzerland, Europol said on Friday.

Source: CNN November 08, 2021 23:24 UTC