Outsiders suggested REvil was the target of the police said, which involved the FBI.

The TMT gang has compromised victims in more than 150 countries, according to Interpol and Group-IB.

Each suspect faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.

The U.S. processes extraditions “without regard to the nationality of the offender, but that cooperation must be reciprocated,” Rod Rosenstein said at an Interpol conference.

An accused Russian cybercriminal based on an Interpol warrant that originated with prosecutors from the Eastern District of New York, a source familiar with the matter told CyberScoop.

Mikhail Rytikov can't leave his home country of because he would risk becoming the latest Eastern European snatched up by Western law enforcement. He vehemently maintains his innocence.