Russian Hacker With $10 Million Bounty on His Head Reportedly Arrested

Russian authorities have reportedly arrested Mikhail Matveev, who is wanted by the US for ransomware attacks against critical infrastructure.

Russian authorities have reportedly arrested Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev, a 32-year-old man from Russia who is wanted by the United States over his alleged role in ransomware attacks.

Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti reported last week that local prosecutors had announced charges against a man accused of creating a malicious program, specifically one designed to encrypt the data of commercial organizations.

RIA Novosti learned from sources that the suspect is Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev [Russian language article].

Matveev has been known online as Wazawaka, m1x, Boriselcin, and Uhodiransomwar. Cybersecurity blogger Brian Krebs revealed that Wazawaka was Matveev in early 2022, which the man later confirmed to be accurate.

The FBI added him to its most wanted list in May 2023. The US Justice Department at the time announced charges against Matveev over ...