Ransomware Kingpin Who Called Himself “J P Morgan” Extradited to the United States

An investigation dating back almost ten years has seen the extradition this week to the United States of a man suspected to be the head of one the world’s most prolific Russian-speaking cybercriminal gangs. The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) says it has been investigating a cybercriminal using the online handle “J P Morgan” since 2015, alongside parallel investigations run by the United States FBI and Secret Service. The first notable appearance of the moniker “J P Morgan” dates back to 2011, when he and associates launched the Reveton ransomware. Early versions of Reveton posed as a warning…