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Ransomware suspects charged, but one may escape justice

By Grant Gross
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Ransomware suspects charged, but one may escape justice

The Department of Justice recently announced charges against two suspected hackers associated with the Eastern European REvil ransomware gang, but one is unlikely to face justice in the United States.

As of Nov. 8, suspect Yaroslav Vasinskyi, 22, a Ukrainian national, was held in Poland with the DOJ seeking his extradition to the U.S. Meanwhile, Yevgeniy Polyanin, 28, a Russian national, remained at large.

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