<ul><li>The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the arrest and extradition of Russian national Evgenii Ptitsyn for administering the Phobos ransomware variant.</li><li>Roman Berezhnoy and Egor Nikolaevich Glebov, two Russian nationals, were charged for operating a cybercrime group using the Phobos ransomware that victimized over 1,000 entities and received $16 million in ransom payments.</li><li>The arrest of these individuals is part of a coordinated international disruption of the organization, involving additional arrests and the technical disruption of the group's computer infrastructure.</li><li>The successful operation highlights the significance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in combating cybercrime and emphasizes the importance of sharing information and maintaining partnerships with international law enforcement.</li></ul>

Criminal Charges Lodged Against Alleged Phobos Ransomware Affiliates

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