Ukrainian Arrested, Charged With Kaseya Ransomware Attack

A 22-year-old Ukrainian national was arrested and charged with the ransomware attack on Kaseya (see 2109210055), DOJ announced Monday. Authorities seized $6.1 million linked to alleged ransomware attackers, the department said. An indictment unsealed Monday charged Yaroslav Vasinskyi with “conducting ransomware attacks against multiple victims, including the July 2021 attack against Kaseya.” Officials traced the alleged payments to Yevgeniy Polyanin, a 28-year-old Russian national, who was “charged with conducting Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware attacks against multiple victims” in Texas in 2019, DOJ said. The department credited Ukrainian authorities for assisting with the efforts.