The Justice Department also seized $6 million in ransom payments.
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Together, the U.S. Treasury Department said the two men"are part of a cybercriminal group that has engaged in ransomware activities and received more than $200 million in ransom payments paid in Bitcoin and Monero." It is announcing sanctions against the two men as well.FBI Director Christopher Wray is flanked by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2021.
"As we've shown time and time again, we're still going to pursue them, disrupt them and hold them accountable," FBI Director Christopher Wray said.Shortly afterward, President Joe Biden said he had followed through on his promise to Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold cybercriminals to account. Garland said REvil ransomware has been deployed on approximately 175,000 computers worldwide with at least $200 million paid in ransom.