Welcome to the Tech Meme Ride Home for Friday, January 14th, 2022. I'm Brian McCullough today.

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Did not see this one coming.

Russia's F.S.B says it is detained and charged members of the

R evil ransomware gang at the request of the United States, although according to sources

Russian citizens will not be handed over to the US for extradition.

Quoting Reuters, the arrests were a rare apparent demonstration of collaboration between Russia and the United States at a time of high tensions between the two over Ukraine.

The announcement came even as Ukraine was responding to a massive cyber attack that shut down government websites,

though there was no indication the incidents were related.

A joint police and FSB operation searched 25 addresses detaining 14 people.

The FSB said listing assets it had seized including 426 million rubles, $600,000,

$500,000,000 euros, computer equipment, and 20 luxury cars.

Russia had informed the United States directly of the moves it had taken against the group

sought by Washington the FSB said on its website.

The U.S. Embassy in Moscow said it could not immediately comment.

The investigative measures were based on a request from the United States, the FSB said.

The Organized Criminal Association has ceased to exist, and the information infrastructure

used for criminal purposes was neutralized, end quote. There continues to be an absolute land grab going on in the crypto space.

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