The US Justice Department unsealed an indictment against Aleksandr Alexandrovich Volosovik, Kirill Andreevich Zatolokin, and Yulia Pankova for allegedly operating ML.Cloud and Media Land, two bulletproof hosting services used by cybercriminals. The services were reportedly used for phishing, DDoS attacks, brute-force attacks, ransomware, and hosting cybercrime forums, with victims across 21 US states. #MLCloud #MediaLand #AleksandrAlexandrovichVolosovik #KirillAndreevichZatolokin #YuliaPankova
Keypoints
- The DOJ unsealed an indictment against three Russian nationals and two companies.
- ML.Cloud and Media Land allegedly provided bulletproof hosting to multiple threat actors.
- The infrastructure was used for phishing, DDoS, brute-force attacks, and ransomware.
- At least 42 entities across 21 US states were reportedly targeted.
- The US announced a reward of up to $10 million for information on the operators.