Russian trio indicted for allegedly running bulletproof hosting providers that spurred cybercrime

Three Russian nationals and two bulletproof hosting providers (Media Land and ML.Cloud) were indicted and sanctioned for operating infrastructure that supported widespread cybercriminal activity—malware, ransomware, phishing, and brute-force attacks—impacting victims across 21 U.S. states and multiple countries with reported losses exceeding $62 million; U.S., U.K., Australian authorities imposed sanctions and the State Department offered a reward for information.