The Russian cybercrime group attacked more than 180 organizations before members abandoned the brand and dispersed to new ransomware groups earlier this year.

In a joint advisory with Western allies, the National Cyber Security Centre sounded the alarm about variants of BADBAZAAR and MOONSHINE.

The 21 signatories support a number of steps, such as banning vendors who behave illegally, in a document agreed to last week in Paris.

The international law enforcement operation is the latest to tackle cybercrime on the continent.

Action plans, different kinds of meetings and more have all been in the mix, top administration officials told CyberScoop.

The group may have been seeking insights on shifting European sentiments on Ukraine, threat analysts suggest.

The search warrant targeted a Florida hosting company alleged to have facilitated the botnet activity.

Narcotics trafficking and money laundering were the main business for Hydra, which researchers say was the largest dark-web market.

The pledges follow the Biden administration saying that Russia's calculus on digital assaults had changed.

The Federal Office for Information Security, or BSI, did not accuse Kaspersky of any specific violations of customers' trust.