The Tverskoy Court of Moscow arrested all eight suspects in the case of the REvil hacker group. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the institution.

“On January 15, 2022, the Tverskoy District Court of Moscow chose a preventive measure in the form of detention against Alexei Puzyrevsky, who is suspected of committing a crime under Part 2 of Art. 187 (Illegal turnover of means of payment) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, for a period of 2 months, ”the message says.

It is specified that on January 15, eight people were arrested, detained by the FSB after an appeal from the United States, who had previously been brought to court to choose a preventive measure.

On January 14, Moscow's Tverskoy Court arrested two members of REvil who are suspected of distributing ransomware viruses. They, along with 12 accomplices, were detained on the same day by FSB officers. 426 million rubles, $600,000, €500,000 and 20 premium cars purchased with stolen money were seized from cybercriminals. All of them are charged with Part 2 of Article 187 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Illegal circulation of means of payment).

A senior US administration official said that a member of the REvil hacker group was involved in the hacking of the American pipeline company Colonial Pipeline. The official called the actions of the FSB officers "very important steps", and expressed the hope that cybercriminals will be brought to justice and punished.

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