More than a dozen members of the REvil
ransomware group have been arrested courtesy of the Russian government. On Friday, the
Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation announced a joint effort between it and the
Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia that led to the arrest of 14 people associated with the infamous cybercrime group.
Some 25 residential addresses were searched with not only the 14 people arrested but several assets seized, including more than 426 million rubles, €500,000, $600,000 in U.S. dollars, crypto wallets, computer equipment and 20 luxury cars bought with money obtained from the group's crimes.
