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Russian intelligence-linked Evil Corp leader indicted for $100M in online thefts

By Jerry Dunleavy
Published December 5, 2019 9:44pm ET
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Russian intelligence-linked Evil Corp leader indicted for $100M in online thefts
"I think the bigger issue is that we're having a national cyber exercise without a national cyber incident response plan," said one industry source.

The name may have been a good clue.

The United States charged Russia-based Evil Corp and its leader, Maksim Yakubets, Thursday in connection to cyber thefts totaling over $100 million this past decade.

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