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Cybercriminal Leader 'J.P.Morgan' Busted for Pioneering RaaS Model

ID: fc86a625-0744-57a5-b3d0-da656d43d56e

STIX ID: report--fc86a625-0744-57a5-b3d0-da656d43d56e

Feed Name: Dark Reading

Threat Score
75/100

Date Published: 2024-08-14

Date Updated: 2026-04-21

Author: Dark Reading Staff

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In an international law-enforcement operation coordinated by the UK National Crime Agency with support from the US Secret Service and FBI, 38-year-old Maksim Silnikau (aka "J.P.Morgan") was arrested and extradited from Poland to the United States to face charges alleging he developed and distributed ransomware strains (including Reveton and Ransom Cartel) and operated exploit kits such as Angler; the investigation dates to 2015 and two named associates remain at large.

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