US Indicts Three Russians and Two Firms Over Alleged Cybercrime Hosting

Jul 15, 2026 · Original article ↗

Summary

The US unsealed an indictment charging three Russian nationals and two companies with allegedly running hosting services used for cybercrime. Authorities cited attacks on at least 42 entities in 21 states and offered up to $10 million for information.

Key points

The indictment charges Aleksandr Alexandrovich Volosovik, Kirill Andreevich Zatolokin, Yulia Pankova, and companies ML.Cloud and Media Land.
Prosecutors allege the companies provided bulletproof hosting to criminal and state-sponsored threat actors.
The DOJ said the infrastructure was used for phishing, DDoS and brute-force attacks, ransomware, and cybercrime marketplaces and forums.
Authorities said threat actors using the services targeted at least 42 entities across 21 US states, causing tens of millions of dollars in losses.
The indictment was returned in December 2024 and unsealed on Tuesday; the US also offered up to $10 million and possible relocation for information on the operators.

Article Details

Event Type: The US Justice Department unsealed an indictment charging three Russian nationals and two companies with allegedly operating cybercrime services.
Impact: According to the DOJ, infrastructure operated by ML.Cloud and Media Land was used for phishing, DDoS attacks, brute-force attacks, ransomware, and cybercrime marketplaces and forums. Threat actors allegedly used the services to target at least 42 entities across 21 US states, causing tens of millions of dollars in losses.

Threat Actors

Aleksandr Alexandrovich VolosovikAccused of running ML.Cloud, whose infrastructure allegedly provided bulletproof hosting used for cybercrime.Kirill Andreevich ZatolokinAccused of running ML.Cloud and Media Land, whose infrastructure allegedly provided bulletproof hosting used for cybercrime.Yulia PankovaAccused of running ML.Cloud and Media Land, whose infrastructure allegedly provided bulletproof hosting used for cybercrime.

Vendors

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Countries

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