US names and shames Venezuelan doctor as notorious ransomware maker

The U.S. has named a Venezuelan cardiologist as the alleged mastermind behind the notorious Thanos ransomware.
According to the U.S. Justice Department, Moises Luis Zagala Gonzalez, 55, created and distributed the Thanos software, a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation that allowed its users to create and deploy their own ransomware variants.
Zagala allegedly sold and rented out the ransomware tools to cybercriminals starting in 2019 and even taught cybercriminals how to use the tools, according to the indictment, coaching threat actors on how to design a ransom note, steal passwords from

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