The US and the UK have issued joint sanctions against alleged members of the TrickBot cybercrime gang for their role in cyberattacks against critical infrastructure. Trickbot, as a malware, began life as a lowly banking Trojan before its authors started adding modules for other forms of malicious activity. It thus evolved into a multifaceted cyber-Swiss…

The seven individuals are being blamed for a series of major ransomware attacks targeting organizations in the US and the United Kingdom and the Treasury Department said it has information linking the hacking group to Russian intelligence services. “Current members of the Trickbot Group are associated with Russian Intelligence Services. The Trickbot Group’s preparations in…