# U.S. indicts 2 men behind major ransomware attacks

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/u-s-indicts-2-men-behind-major-ransomware-attacks/
- Published: 2021-11-09T09:45:02-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo: Russian Yevgeniy Polyanin is one of two men indicted by the U.S. in connection with ransomware attacks last summer. Photo credit: Andrew Harnik / AP. Article by Brian Naylor and Carrie Johnson. NPR – November 8, 2021. The Justice Department says authorities have indicted two men in connection with a wave of ransomware attacks that, among other targets, shut down a meat processing company and an internet software provider earlier this year. Attorney General Merrick Garland says one of the men, Yaroslav Vasinskyi, 22, a Ukrainian, […] Click here to view original web page at www.npr.org