US charges Russian for infecting 80,000 freelancers with malware

US charges Russian for infecting 80,000 freelancers with malware

A California federal grand jury has indicted a Russian national for his role in a phishing campaign that infected thousands of freelancers with TVRAT and DarkVNC malware. [...]

Russian hacker faces up to 20 years in prison, following extradition and indictment over US phishing campaign that allegedly infected 80,000 PCs — hacker stole victims' data via remote access

Russian national faces US charges over a phishing campaign that allegedly infected 80,000 PCs and stole credentials and personal data

Russian Hacker Indicted for Using Excel Malware to Target 80,000 Freelancers With TVRAT and DarkVNC

A Russian national has been indicted in the United States over an alleged malware operation that targeted roughly 80,000 freelance workers worldwide. Prosecutors say the campaign used fake accounts and booby-trapped Excel documents to turn ordinary work messages into a route for stealing data and taking control of computers. The case highlights how familiar office […] The post Russian Hacker Indicted for Using Excel Malware to Target 80,000 Free…

Extradited Russian Hacker Faces Charges Over Excel Malware Campaign That Infected Thousands | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #hacker - National Cyber Security Consulting

Swati KhandelwalSep 02, 2026Malware / Cybercrime The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged a Russian national, extradited from Cyprus on August 28, with using roughly 255 fake accounts on a freelance platform to send malware-laced Excel attachments to about 80,000 of its users in 2016 and 2017. Searzhudin Tamirlanovich Aktulaev, 40, was arrested in […] Thank you for subscribing to our RSS feed! The post Extradited Russian Hacker Faces C…

Extradited Russian Hacker Faces Charges Over Excel Malware Campaign That Infected Thousands

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged a Russian national, extradited from Cyprus on August 28, with using roughly 255 fake accounts on a… Read more → The post Extradited Russian Hacker Faces Charges Over Excel Malware Campaign That Infected Thousands appeared first on IT Security News.