Suspected hackers arrested in European sting
By DW
13 November 2021 |
1:07 pm
Investigators from four European countries have made arrests in raids targeting groups behind ransomware attacks, Europol says. The suspects are accused of carrying out some 7,000 cyberattacks.
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