Experience extradition to US, Switzerland in$ 16m event
PUBLISHED: 10 Feb 2025 at 16: 51
Four Russians who reside in Phuket are wanted in Switzerland and the United States on suspicion of using ransom to demand payment worth US$ 16 million.  ,
The people aged 27 to 39 were taken into custody on Sunday from individual apartments, villas with swimming pools, in Muang and Thalang regions of the southern island state, Pol Lt Gen Trairong Phiwpan, mind of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau, said on Monday.
Police also seized about 40 things as facts, including laptop computers and cellular phones.  , Police withheld the four people’s titles
Between April 30 and October 26, 2024, according to Pol Lt. Gen. Trairong, the four suspects reportedly used ransomware to strike 17 businesses in Switzerland. In change for the code needed to unlock the stolen computer systems, they demanded money.
Additionally, they allegedly threatened survivors who refused to pay via email and phone calls. Threats to introduce or offer stolen data were among the messages.
Pol Lt Gen Trairong said the four suspects reportedly attacked about 1, 000 events global and caused about US$ 16 million in restitution, more than 500 million baht, in full.
Officials in the US and Switzerland requested that the attacks and prosecutions be carried out. The four people will be required to appear in court in the two nations to answer the costs.  ,