Operation Pleiades led to the arrest of a “main target” and the detention of another suspect, Europol says. Police believe they have nabbed a key figure behind a series of online extortion attacks that have taken place around the world over the last 18 months. The timing of the attacks suggested that whoever was behind them was in Europe, while the grammar and spelling of the ransom demands suggested a non-native-English speaker. Attackers using the name DD4BC have targeted businesses large and small — and also email addresses leaked from the Ashley Madison website.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3021745/europol-tracks-dd4bc-cyber-extortion-gang-to-bosnia.html