DOJ charges two men in REvil ransomware attacks

The Justice Department on Monday announced charges against two suspects allegedly affiliated with the notorious REvil ransomware group.

Cybercriminals tied to REvil were responsible for a May cyberattack on theColonial Pipelinethat caused gas shortages in the US.

The attackers used encryption software called DarkSide, which was developed by REvil associates.

REvil itself was responsible for an attack that shut down internationalmeatpacker JBSin May.

Vasinskyi was arrested in Poland last month and is being held there pending extradition to the US.

Polyanin remains at large and is thought to be abroad.

“Our message today is clear,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement.

According to Europol, the two suspects were taken into custody by Romanian authorities on Nov. 4.