Russian national indicted in ransomware attacks in US

A Russian national is accused in a series of ransomware attacks in Texas and other parts of the U.S. over a seven-year period, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Tuesday. The DOJ, citing an unsealed indictment, alleged that Aleksandr Viktorovich Ryzhenkov gained unauthorized access personal and corporate files, rendered the data inaccessible using BitPaymer…