Russian Authorities Bust Meduza Infostealer Developers: Young Hackers Detained in Major Cybercrime Crackdown

Hudson Rock describes the arrest of a group of young IT specialists accused of developing and selling the Meduza Infostealer — a Windows-targeting credential and cryptocurrency wallet stealer marketed on underground forums since mid-2023. The report outlines Meduza’s features (browser and wallet theft across many browsers and wallets, password/2FA extraction, system recon, geo-exclusion to avoid CIS countries), pricing/subscription model, an alleged May 2025 breach of an Astrakhan government institution, seized evidence, and potential broader impacts including botnet/DDoS components and code resale/fork risk.