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Russian Pro Basketball Player Arrested for Alleged Role in Ransomware Attacks
PARIS, FRANCE, JUL 9 – Kasatkin faces charges of conspiracy to commit computer fraud linked to ransomware attacks on 900 companies and two U.S. federal institutions, American investigators say.
- A Russian professional basketball player named Kasatkin was arrested at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris on June 21 for allegedly being part of a ransomware gang, according to Agence France-Presse.
- Kasatkin is currently under custody while the U.S. seeks his extradition on charges of conspiracy and computer fraud.
- Authorities claim he negotiated ransomware payments for the gang during their operations.
- Kasatkin's lawyer states he is not guilty and links the accusation to a second-hand computer he purchased.
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Russia's embassy in Paris on Thursday demanded consular access to a Russian basketball player, Daniil Kasatkin, whose lawyer said was detained in France at the request of the United States on suspicion of being part of a hacking network.
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technewstube.comFrench police arrest Russian basketball player accused of ransomware: report
French authorities have arrested a Russian professional basketball player who is accused of being a member of a ransomware gang, according to newswire Agence France-Presse.
French police arrest Russian pro basketball player on behalf of US over ransomware suspicions
At the request of the United States, French police arrested a professional Russian basketball player who had a brief tenure at Penn State over accusations that he was part of a ransomware ring, according to overseas reports. News of the arrest of Daniil Kasatkin came in a court in Paris on Wednesday. His lawyer denied to foreign press that he was part of any ransomware ring. It’s already the second time this week that news broke about European a…
Russian basketballer detained in France on US hacking allegations
French authorities have arrested Russian professional basketball player Daniil Kasatkin at the request of the U.S., which accuses him of helping orchestrate a sweeping ransomware scheme, a Paris court revealed Wednesday.
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