Evil Corp's deep ties with Russia and NATO member attacks exposed
The relationship between infamous cybercrime outfit Evil Corp and the Russian state is thought to be extraordinarily close, so close that intelligence officials allegedly ordered the criminals to carry out cyberattacks on NATO members.
That's according to National Crime Agency (NCA) officials who are close to the ongoing investigation into Evil Corp and its members, with the officers naming one man earlier today whom they suspect is both a high-up EvilCorp member and a prolific LockBit ransomware affiliate.
The targets supposedly given by the spies to the cybercrims weren't named, but sources claim there were multiple instances in which Russian intelligence services were working directly with Evil Corp members on state-sponsored cyberattacks before the 2019 disruption of the group.
Should the claims be true, it would confirm a long-held suspicion that in exchange for safe harbor or a general blind-eye approach to their criminality, Russia would order cybercrime gangs to conduct attacks on enemies of the state.
