FBI Most Wanted Russian Hacker In The World

Maxim yakubets

hacker

names Aqua as leader of a cybercriminal gang responsible for multiple ransomware attacks, they called his company Evil Corps and hundreds of millions of dollars from thousands of people and companies, so here's a question: how Is the cybercriminal

most

wanted

by the FBI still free? man 2009 two

hacker

s infect the Bullitt County treasurer's PC with a Trojan called Zeus, steal the login information for the county bank account, and soon money begins to disappear. Payments of up to ten thousand dollars are transferred to at least 25 people throughout the United States. The attackers are smart. They avoid raising suspicions and mask their activities by connecting through the victim's PC.

It takes about eight days for the county bank to realize something is wrong, but by then it is too late, shortly after the Washington Post publishes an article. PC Invader costs Kentucky county $415,000 malware enters system through unauthorized installation and hackers steal thousands of dollars on July 9, 2010. U.S. authorities receive help from Russian judicial officials. The email address linked to the Aqua hacker is fairly easily traced back to Maxim Yakubets, so the cybercriminal uses the same account to order a stroller for his baby. This discovery soon leads to a residential search at Yakubet's house, but the investigation bears no fruit.

Russia takes no further action and the US cannot pursue an investigation into foreign affairs. lands left to their fate Over the years Maxim has amassed a cybercrime resume that he is suspected of leading in the devastating dry deck malware attacks that appeared in 2012. Maxime yakubets of Moscow, Russia, has been charged in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for its alleged role as the leader of a cybercriminal gang responsible for the distribution of a multi-function malware package known as bugatt drydex, also known as bugatt, is targeting Windows users. Hackers use clever tactics to embed a macro virus into a Microsoft Word and Excel file by opening the file.

The malware injects a keylogger that monitors every keystroke on the computer keyboard and so all login details, banking credentials and even personal information are all compromised in 2014. Drydex spreads through 15,000 emails daily spam attacks mainly targeting citizens of the United Kingdom and the United States in just one year. Both countries later ended up with an estimated heist of £20 million and $10 million, respectively, around the same time as the Drydex gang became known as Evil Corp, with Jacobetts supposedly serving as its leader. The members of Evil Corp quickly proved to be some of the

most

dangerous hackers. groups in the

world

Federal prosecutors today charged two Russian hackers with defrauding American companies and schools, including a nursing home.

In this way, with only dry covers, the hacker organization steals more than 100 million dollars from hundreds of banks and institutions and that is just the beginning, shortly after a Whole bouquet of new malware follows Lockheed, a document from Microsoft Word containing macro virus or Bart, a photo email attachment that encrypts your valuable files in 2017. Evil Corp hackers also use bitpaymer to attack UK hospitals. The ransomware attack mainly affects large companies demanding a ransom of up to 53 Bitcoins which at the time amounted to a whopping £230,000, however, 2019 brings a surprise. The evil Corp Maxim Jacobetts and all of his associates receive sanctions from the US Treasury Department.

If any of the evil Corp members ever leave Russia, they should be arrested there. plus two of Evil Corp's most notorious hackers are accused of criminal violations by the Department of Justice we will identify him, unmask him and prosecute him Maxim yakubets also receives the highest reward ever given to a hacker: five million dollars Se it's over for Evil Corps or it's just a year later, we come across the story of the Garmin hack. All of its internal systems are encrypted. Online services are down and Garmin employees suspect that Waste Locker, a type of ransomware directly related to Evil Corp, results in the Garmin ransomware attack. a chilling $10 million ransom demand Garmin doesn't say a word about payment, but within four days they begin restoring their services using a decryption key.

Many sources speculate that Evil Corp got exactly what they

wanted

, even if Yakubets is on the Most Wanted Cybercriminals list, the FBI cannot locate the Russian hacker at least while he is in Russia, but being restricted to one country doesn't seem to bother Yakubets, is known for a rather extravagant lifestyle driving a two hundred thousand dollar Lamborghini. with a personalized license plate that says thief and driving his car in circles right in front of the Moscow police, he is also spending money on tigers and lion cubs going on spa vacations that cost up to a million rubles a week , but what Russian cyberspace guarantees. criminal such Freedom let's go back in time in the summer of 2017 he marries Eliana, the daughter of a former fsb officer Edward Benderskaya the wedding costs a minimum of three hundred thousand dollars and some sources estimate a price of more than half a million of his The new father-in-law and the hidden face fueled suspicions about his role in the Russian cyberattacks covered by the government.

Additionally, multiple sources suspect that the evil Corp is controlled by Russian intelligence. It is not too much of a stretch for rumors and speculation to consider Russia. as a refuge for cybercriminals and not just rumors according to Demetria perovich former technical director of the cybersecurity firm crowdstrike it is a choice between prison and working for the state for Russia this is quite beneficial why waste resources investigating revolutionary hacks and Try to avoid everything type of cyber attacks when you can get a malicious actor to work for you. Russia's point of view is clear. Karen Kazarion says there is a simple rule: never work against your country and the companies in this country if you steal something. of Americans is fine, however, proving this connection is not easy.

Russian hackers hide behind fake names and pseudonyms, but one thing is clear. Maxim Yakubets is untouchable in Russia and it is not just the Yakubets, it is speculated that several members of the evil Corp are high-ranking relatives. Russian officials, however, the Russian government ignores hacking accusations against its citizens and the FBI's most wanted cybercriminals, like Maxim Yakubets, remain free, if he ever leaves Russian soil, he will be arrested immediately . I hope you enjoyed this dive into the life and crimes of the most famous Russian cybercriminal, let me know in the comments and don't forget to like and subscribe to our channel so you don't miss other interesting stories.