Armenia Detains Russian Tourist on U.S. Warrant for REvil Hacker — Lawyers Say Wrong Man

A man named Aleksandr Ermakov has been detained in Armenia on a U.S. extradition request that identifies a person of the same name as a suspected member of the REvil ransomware group; his family and lawyers claim he is an ordinary tourist and that the arrest is a case of mistaken identity. The report outlines the risks of name collisions in international cybercrime enforcement, summarizes REvil's high-profile past attacks, and discusses how the extradition and Armenian court proceedings could affect future cross-jurisdictional handling of cybercrime suspects.