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Feds arrest Latvian man accused of extorting Karakurt victims

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Feed Name: CyberScoop

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2024-08-23

Date Updated: 2026-04-21

Author: AJ Vicens

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Federal prosecutors charged Deniss Zolotarjovs for allegedly participating in the Karakurt ransomware extortion operation; the FBI linked him to victims via Rocket.Chat server logs, cryptocurrency payments, and ProtonMail communications, and he was arrested in Georgia and extradited to the U.S. to face money laundering, wire fraud, and extortion-related charges.

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