Angler employed superior evasion methods, together with checking for digital machines and sandbox environments to keep away from detection by safety researchers, resulting in its recognition and significance within the cybersecurity group. Angler’s actions ceased abruptly in mid-2016, reportedly, resulting from legislation enforcement actions in Russia towards cybercriminals allegedly linked to Angler.
First charged in 2023
The Belarusian and Ukrainian hacker was first indicted within the District of New Jersey in June 2023, for utilizing malvertising and different means to ship malware, scareware, and on-line scams to “tens of millions of unsuspecting Web customers in america and elsewhere,” from October 2013 via March 2022.
The indictment, nevertheless, was unsealed solely on August 12, 2024. The indictment towards Kedariya additionally concerned two different cybercriminals, Belarussian and Ukrainian dual-national Maksim Silnikau, and Russian nationwide, Andrei Tarasov.
