US cracks down on Russian ‘Evil Corp’ hackers after USD 100 million spree

US authorities on Thursday targeted a Russian cybercriminal group known as Evil Corp, indicting its Lamborghini-driving alleged leader and ordering asset freezes against 17 of his associates over a global, USD 100 million digital crime spree.

The action against Evil Corp., described by officials as one of the most damaging criminal organizations on the internet, comes with a USD 5 million bounty issued for information leading to the arrest of its alleged leader, Maksim Yakubets.