<ul><li>36-year-old Rami Khaled Ahmed, a Yemeni national, indicted for operating Black Kingdom ransomware targeting Microsoft Exchange servers in over 1,500 attacks worldwide.</li><li>Ahmed and co-conspirators infected systems of various victims, demanding $10,000 in Bitcoin for decryption.</li><li>Black Kingdom ransomware exploited ProxyLogon vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange servers to gain access, compromising around 1,500 servers.</li><li>Ahmed faces federal charges that could lead to 15 years in U.S. federal prison if convicted. He is believed to be currently in Yemen.</li></ul>

U.S. indicts Black Kingdom Ransomware Operator for Microsoft Exchange Attacks

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