INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A tight-knit family of hackers and intelligence operatives was the driving force behind Russia's "Evil Corp" cybercrime syndicate, sanctions
leveled by London, Washington and Canberra have revealed.Once considered the "most significant cybercrime threat in the world," Evil Corp
has been credited with spying on NATO allies at the behest of Russia's intelligence services.It has also used phishing scams to pilfer more
than $100 million from a string of companies across dozens of countries, according to a 2019 US indictment.Financial sanctions rolled out by
the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia jointly target Evil Corp figures such as Maksim Yakubets, the leader of the hacking
group.But the sanctions also shed light on the tight-knit nature of the group's operations, detailing a family tree that included Yakubets'
brother, cousins and father.On Tuesday, the U.S
"Evil Corp's relationship with the Russian state.""Today's sanctions send a clear message to the Kremlin that we will not tolerate Russian
Foreign Minister Penny Wong added: "We are using all elements of our national power to make Australia more secure and to keep Australians
safe."Additionally, all three nations leveled sanctions against Aleksandr Ryzhenkov, a previously unknown hacker who the UK's National Crime
Agency linked to the prolific LockBit ransomware group.LockBit was one of the major developers of malicious software that allows criminals
to lock victims out of their networks, steal their data and demand a ransom for its return
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