Venezuelan Designer Of Ransomware Faces Charges In The U.S., Reports User On Pro-ISIS Rocket.Chat Server

June 13, 2022

On the Islamic State (ISIS)-operated rocket.chat server, a user on the channel dedicated to topics of information security published a post on June 10, 2022 describing the work and capture of a Venezuelan hacker who was charged by the U.S. Department of Justice in May with designing, using, and selling ransomware.[1] The post described the programs he developed and how he was tracked down by the FBI.

 

[1] Justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/hacker-and-ransomware-designer-charged-use-and-sale-ransomware-and-profit-sharing, May 16, 2022.

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