US offers $2.5m bounty for on-the-run malware dev | Computer Weekly
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"Kadariya is charged with cyber crime offences associated with an alleged scheme to transmit the Angler exploit kit, other malware and online scams to the computers of millions of unsuspecting victim internet users through online advertisements ... and other means from October 2013 through March 2022."
"At times during the scheme, the AEK was a leading vehicle through which cyber criminals delivered malware onto compromised electronic devices."
"Besides AEK, which was used to distribute malware and ransomware through malvertising campaigns, the men also allegedly made tens of millions of dollars from ransomware strains including Reveton and Ransom Cartel."
"If caught, Kadariya will face charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit computer fraud and substantive wire fraud... These crimes carry a maximum penalty of 27 years in jail for the first instance, 10 in the second, and 40 in the third."
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