Spanish police nab Reveton ransomware boss

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http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2243766/spanish-police-nab-reveton-ransomware-boss

By Shaun Nichols
V3.co.uk
14 Feb 2013

Spanish authorities have detained a man they believe to be one of the heads of 
the notorious Reveton malware gang.

Police said that the man, who is a Russian national, is currently being held in 
Dubai and is awaiting extradition to Spain, where the Reveton gang is believed 
to have based part of its operation.

According to researchers from Trend Micro who worked with the Spanish to track 
down the group, the Reveton crew has been overseeing a series of malware 
attacks which extort ransom money from victims.

Researchers and law enforcement believe that the payments were being funnelled 
from the victim PCs through accounts in Spain. Profits from the operation were 
then sent back to individuals in Russia.

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