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Russian Hacker Charged Over Excel Malware Campaign Targeting Freelancers

A massive malware campaign, involving around 255 fake accounts and 80,000 targeted users, has led to charges against a Russian national, Searzhudin Tamirlanovich Aktulaev, who has been extradited and charged by the U.S. Department of Justice. The campaign, which spread malware through infected Excel attachments, allegedly ran from June 2016 to November 2017, targeting freelancers and others.