The FSB conducted raids on members of the hacker group Revil – Bits Media

The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation announced the “suppression of illegal activities” of the hacker group REvil, known for ransomware attacks.

An article on the official website of the FSB of the Russian Federation notes, that the raids were carried out jointly with Investigative Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Moscow and St. Petersburg, as well as Moscow, Leningrad and Lipetsk regions. The raids were carried out on 25 addresses, owned 14 members of a hacker group.

The operatives managed to confiscate more than 426 million rubles, Including cryptocurrency, 600 000 US dollars and 500 000 euro. They were also confiscated 20 premium cars, Computer equipment and hardware cryptocurrency wallets.

The arrested hackers were charged with. 2 Art. 187 Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Illegal circulation of means of payment”. More likely, During the investigation, other charges will be brought against them..

According to the FSB, after the raids, the criminal group ceased to exist, and the infrastructure for conducting hacker attacks was neutralized. US law enforcement agencies were also informed about the operation..

Previously, REvil hackers demanded a ransom in XMR from Apple for stolen device blueprints. In the middle of last summer, hackers broke into networks of at least 200 American companies, and they demanded from the Kaseya company $70 million per bitcoins.

In early December, the FBI confiscated 39 Russian citizen Alexander Sikerin has BTC, who is suspected of being associated with the REvil group.