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GandCrab ransomware operator arrested in Belarus

Posted on August 1, 2020 by Dissent

Ionut Ilascu reports:

An affiliate of the GandCrab ransomware-as-a-business (RaaS) has been arrested, according to an official release. Authorities were able to identify the individual in cooperation with law enforcement in Romania and the U.K.

The cybercriminal’s identity has not been published but Office “K” of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Belarus says that he is a 31-years old living in Gomel, a city in southeastern Belarus.

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