Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Monday charges and arrests against hackers allegedly affiliated with the REvil ransomware group, according to the Washington Post:

The actions include the arrest of a Ukrainian national in Poland last month, and the announcement of charges against him and a Russian national, Yevgeniy Polyanin, Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a briefing at the department.

The Ukrainian, Yaroslav Vasinskyi, allegedly was involved in an attack in July on Florida-based software firm Kaseya, according to court documents.

U.S. to announce arrests and indictments of REvil actors, and seizure of $6 million in ransom payment. First reported by CNN. W/⁦@DDaltonBennett⁩ ⁦@aaronjschaffer⁩ https://t.co/CX5EkRTtsd

— Ellen Nakashima (@nakashimae) November 8, 2021

Garland said the U.S. is seeking the extradition of Vasinskyi from Poland. According to Justice, Vasinskyi conducted thousands of ransomwware attacks where ”REvil demanded a total of $767 million,” according to court filings.

NBC News reports:

Some of REvil’s highest-profile hacks include JBS, a major American meat supplier; Quanta, a Taiwanese manufacturer that supplies Apple computers; and Kaseya, a software company. The Kaseya hack allowed REvil to gain access to hundreds of companies.

The United States and the European Union announced a total of seven arrests on Monday. DOJ said $6 million has been recovered.

REvil ransomware attacks: US announces crackdown on Russia-linked hackers as two charged and $6.1m seized https://t.co/jGCGqCovx0

— Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) November 8, 2021