Russian basketball player arrested in France over alleged ransomware ties

A Russian basketball player, Daniil Kasatkin, was detained in France at the request of U.S. authorities on allegations of involvement with a ransomware network that is reported to have targeted nearly 900 entities from 2020–2022; he is accused of helping to negotiate ransom payments, denies the charges, and a Paris court has denied bail while the U.S. Department of Justice has not publicly commented.