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US joins UK with sanctions on members of Trickbot ransomware gang

( February 9, 2023, 14:19 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The US and UK jointly sanctioned seven individuals who are part of the Russia-based cybercrime gang Trickbot, the US Treasury Department said. This action represents the very first sanctions of their kind for the UK. Trickbot, first identified in 2016 by security researchers, was a trojan virus that evolved from the Dyre trojan. The Trickbot trojan viruses infected millions of victim computers worldwide, including those of US businesses and individual victims, and the virus has since evolved into a highly modular malware suite that provides the Trickbot Group with the ability to conduct a variety of illegal cyber activities, including ransomware attacks, the Treasury said.Statements follow below:...

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