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German police said Monday they have disrupted a ransomware cybercrime gang tied to Russia that has been blackmailing large companies and institutions for years, raking in millions of euros. Working with law enforcement partners including Europol, the FBI and authorities in Ukraine, police in Duesseldorf said they were able to identify 11 individuals linked to…

A special unit of cyber investigators in North Rhine-Westphalia said it has uncovered an international hacker network called "Double-Spider". The network comes "from the Russian culture sphere".

Ransomware is the world's most disruptive cybercrime

Among its most prominent victims were Britain's National Health Service and Duesseldorf University Hospital.

The international investigation involving the FBI and Europol has revealed details of an international cybercrime gang accused of blackmailing major firms and institutions.