Latvian national Ruslans Bondars is accused of running a Dark Web service through which hackers could determine whether their malware was likely to get flagged. Bondars allegedly teamed up with Jurijs Martisevs to run the service, which checked attackers’ malware code for virus signatures used in common security software. The service ran from 2009 through May 2017, during which time it was connected to cyberattacks on organizations in the US. It’s believed other co-conspirators participated in the operation, including a malware author.”]

