Russian man indicted for spreading malware to 80,000 freelancers
US prosecutors indicted a Russian national for infecting roughly 80,000 freelancers with TVRAT and DarkVNC malware via fake freelance-platform accounts.
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3 articles · newest firstRussian national facing 20 years for malware campaign that infected 80,000 freelancers
US prosecutors indicted Russian national Searzhudin Aktulaev for a 2016 TVRAT malware campaign that infected 80,000 freelance platform users, carrying up to 20 years.
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Russian Man Extradited Over Malware Campaign Targeting Freelancers
A Russian national was extradited to the US for allegedly spreading TVRAT and DarkVNC malware to 80,000 freelance platform users via Excel attachments.
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- TVSPYmalware · 2
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- Microsoftvendor · 2
- Searzhudin Tamirlanovich Aktulaevthreat actor · 1
- FBIorganization · 1
- US Department of Justiceorganization · 1
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- Searzhudin Tamirlanovich Aktulaevorganization · 1
- Microsoft Excelproduct · 1
- freelance employment platform usersvictim · 1
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