US charges two suspected major ransomware operators

Attorney General Merrick Garland (Andrew Harnik/AP)

Two suspected criminal hackers have been charged in the United States in connection with a wave of ransomware attacks.

Attorney General Merrick Garland and other top officials announced charges against Ukrainian Yaroslav Vasinskyi and Russian Yevgeniy Polyanin, alleging them to be part of the REvil ransomware gang.