US authorities have accused 22-year-old Russian citizen Amin Stigal of carrying out cyber attacks on computer networks of Ukraine and other countries for the purposes of the GRU.
According to the case file, in January 2022, Stigal distributed the WhisperGate pseudo-ransomware in the systems of dozens of Ukrainian state institutions. The attacker demanded a ransom of $10,000 in bitcoins, but the malware actually damaged all disk partitions beyond recovery. The Russian also resold stolen data on the darknet.
Since August 2022, Stigal and his accomplices have expanded the geography of attacks: they hacked into the country's transport infrastructure in Central Europe, attacked government agencies of the United States and other NATO member states.
The US State Department announced a reward of $10 million for information about the hacker's location. He faces up to five years in prison.
• Source: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/russ...ussia-military-intelligence-destroy-ukrainian
• Source: https://www.justice.gov/d9/2024-06/amin_stigal_unsealed_indictment_0.pdf
• Source: https://rewardsforjustice.net/rewards/amin-stigal/
According to the case file, in January 2022, Stigal distributed the WhisperGate pseudo-ransomware in the systems of dozens of Ukrainian state institutions. The attacker demanded a ransom of $10,000 in bitcoins, but the malware actually damaged all disk partitions beyond recovery. The Russian also resold stolen data on the darknet.
Since August 2022, Stigal and his accomplices have expanded the geography of attacks: they hacked into the country's transport infrastructure in Central Europe, attacked government agencies of the United States and other NATO member states.
The US State Department announced a reward of $10 million for information about the hacker's location. He faces up to five years in prison.
• Source: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/russ...ussia-military-intelligence-destroy-ukrainian
• Source: https://www.justice.gov/d9/2024-06/amin_stigal_unsealed_indictment_0.pdf
• Source: https://rewardsforjustice.net/rewards/amin-stigal/
