Artem Stryzhak, a Ukrainian, has been extradited from Spain to Brooklyn for arraignment on charges of conspiracy to commit fraud and extortion linked to Nefilim ransomware. This ransomware attack targeted large companies, particularly in the U.S., Canada, and Australia, causing significant financial damage. The charges include deploying custom ransomware to infiltrate and encrypt sensitive computer networks, resulting in millions of dollars lost by attacking firms. Given the flight risk assessment, a detention memo was issued.
A UKRAINIAN NATIONAL HAS BEEN EXTRADITED FROM SPAIN and was scheduled to be arraigned at federal court in Brooklyn on Thursday afternoon, May 1.
The superseding indictment against Stryzhak alleges that he deployed Nefilim ransomware to encrypt computer networks in countries around the world, including within the Eastern District of New York.
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