A Russian man has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for his involvement in developing the Trickbot malware used to extort businesses, including hospitals during the Covid pandemic, the US Justice Department said Thursday. Dunaev was among nine Russians, some of whom are alleged to have links to Russian intelligence services, who were indicted in the United States for involvement in Trickbot, which was taken down in 2022. According to the Justice Department, Dunaev provided "specialized services and technical abilities in furtherance of the Trickbot scheme." The malware was also used to steal bank account logins and passwords from victims' computers in order to drain money from the accounts. Witte was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison.

Source: Hindustan Times January 26, 2024 03:48 UTC