Ukrainian authorities display seized money in a June 15 raid that resulted in the arrest of six individuals alleged to be part of the Cl0p ransomware gang. (Credit: Ukrainian Cyber Police)
Law enforcement officials in Ukraine, working with U.S. and Korean authorities, arrested six individuals alleged to be part of the Cl0p ransomware gang that counted U.S. universities among its targets.
The individuals and group are being charged for taking part in a 2019 ransomware attack on four Korean companies that infected more than 800 computers and servers, as well as more recent infections of Stanford University Medical Center, the University of Maryland and University of California in 2021. Ukrainian authorities pegged the total cost of damages from the attacks at $500 million and the defendants are facing charges that could result in up to 8 years in prison.
A five-minute video uploaded to YouTube June 16 by Ukrainian police shows law enforcement raids on suspects’ homes, using electric saws and battering rams to knock down doors, seizing phones and cars, and pulling hard currency and other evidence from safes. According to a translated enforcement raids ransomware group targeted universities
