Russia detains six more suspected REvil group members


Ruslan Khansvyarov detained on suspicion of the illegal circulation of means of payment as a member of the REvil ransomware crime group sits inside a defendants cage during a court hearing in Moscow Russia January 15 2022. Press Service of Tverskoy District Court of MoscowHandout via REUTERS

Ruslan Khansvyarov, detained on suspicion of the illegal circulation of means of payment as a member of the REvil ransomware crime group, sits inside a defendants' cage during a court hearing in Moscow, Russia January 15, 2022. Press Service of Tverskoy District Court of Moscow/Handout via REUTERS

MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Moscow court on Saturday remanded in custody for two months six more suspected members of the ransomware crime group REvil over illegal trafficking of funds, a day after Russia claimed it had dismantled the group at the request of the United States.

The court identified the six men as Mikhail Golovachuk, Ruslan Khansvyarov, Dmitry Korotayev, Alexei Malozemov, Artyom Zayets and Daniil Puzyrevsky.

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