US charges alleged operators of Russian bulletproof hosting service

U.S. prosecutors unsealed charges against three Russian nationals accused of running bulletproof hosting services, Media Land and ML.Cloud, which provided infrastructure and support to ransomware and cybercrime operations (including LockBit, Blacksuit, and Play) and facilitated attacks resulting in over $62 million in losses; the defendants and companies have been sanctioned internationally, OFAC linked their infrastructure to DDoS attacks against U.S. entities, and the U.S. Department of State is offering up to $10 million through Rewards for Justice for information on their foreign government-linked associates.