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DOJ Seizes $24M in Crypto From Russian Qakbot Hacker in Global Crackdown
DOJ Seizes $24M in Crypto From Russian Qakbot Hacker in Global Crackdown
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The U.S. Department of Justice has intensified its crackdown on cybercrime with a civil forfeiture complaint targeting $24 million in cryptocurrency tied to Russian national Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov. The 48-year-old Moscow resident allegedly masterminded the Qakbot malware, a sophisticated tool that infected thousands of computers globally and facilitated ransomware attacks.
Operation Endgame highlights unprecedented international collaboration to dismantle cybercriminal networks. Gallyamov’s scheme, operational since 2008, underscores the growing intersection of cryptocurrency and cybercrime—a trend regulators are aggressively addressing.
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