The Record reports:
A 47-year-old man was arrested in Poland for his alleged involvement with the Phobos ransomware operation.
… Phobos was a ransomware gang that attacked more than 1,000 organizations worldwide, targeting hospitals, schools, government agencies and more. U.S. prosecutors previously said operators of Phobos and a related strain called 8Base collected upwards of $16 million from victims worldwide dating back to 2019.
U.S. authorities warned in February 2024 that Phobos attacks were impacting state, local, tribal and territorial governments — damaging “municipal and county governments, emergency services, education, public healthcare, and other critical infrastructure entities to successfully ransom several million U.S. dollars.”
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