Russia’s FSB protected Evil Corp gang that carried out Nato cyber-attacks

NCA says cybercriminal gang used family links to spy agency to shield members targeted by US authorities

A prolific Russian cybercriminal gang carried out attacks against Nato countries at the behest of state intelligence services and used family links with Russia’s domestic spy agency to protect its members after being targeted by US authorities, according to the UK’s National Crime Agency.

The dramatically named Evil Corp group had an unusually close relationship with the Russian state, said the NCA.

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