A federal grand jury indictment has charged 16 individuals linked to the DanaBot malware, which resulted in the infection of over 300,000 computers globally. This malware was operated by a Russia-based cybercrime organization and is associated with significant fraud and ransomware activities, leading to $50 million in damages. Notable among those charged are Aleksandr Stepanov and Artem Kalinkin from Novosibirsk, Russia, both believed to be in their home country and absent from custody. The malware employed methods such as spam emails to compromise victim machines, forming a botnet for coordinated remote exploitation.
The DanaBot malware infection, controlled by a Russia-based cybercrime group, caused at least $50 million in damages globally, targeting 300,000 computers.
Defendants were charged with various crimes, including wire fraud and identity theft, reflecting the extensive malicious applications of the DanaBot malware.
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