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Russian Phobos Ransomware Operator Extradited to US

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A Russian national allegedly involved in administering the Phobos ransomware appeared in court in the US after being extradited from South Korea.

The man, Evgenii Ptitsyn, 42, was allegedly involved in the development of Phobos, and oversaw the sale, distribution, and operations of the ransomware, an indictment unsealed by the US Department of Justice shows.

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