The Justice Department unsealed an indictment charging Aleksandr Ryzhenkov with ransomware attacks against North Texas businesses, but it’s unclear if Ryzhenkov will ever be held accountable for the attacks.

Russian national Aleksandr Viktorovich Ryzhenkov has been indicted for engaging in ransomware attacks against US companies, including encryption demands, starting in June 2017.

Ryzhenkov’s onslaught began in June 2017, according to the indictment. Over the ensuing four years, Ryzhenkov, the second-in-command of Russian hacking outfit Evil Corp., broke into the computer systems of five American companies, four headquartered in Texas, three in Dallas, according to the news release.

An indictment unsealed today in the Northern District of Texas charges Russian national Aleksandr Viktorovich Ryzhenkov (Александр Викторович Рыженков) with using the BitPaymer ransomware variant to attack numerous victims in Texas and throughout the U.S. https://t.co/j0WSQJ5aDT pic.twitter.com/V2545xNclZ

The Department of Justice has indicted a Russian cyber criminal who stands accused of breaking into the networks of several companies in the Dallas area and holding their data for ransom.

A Russian national is accused in a series of ransomware attacks in Texas and other parts of the U.S. over a seven-year period, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Tuesday. The DOJ, citing an unsealed indictment,

Four businesses in Dallas and Lewisville are among the victims of Russian hackers who have been operating in North America and Europe. An indictment handed up by a Dallas federal grand jury says Russian national Aleksandr Ryzhenkov is an expert.

A Russian man, wanted by the FBI since 2023, was indicted on charges tied to the ransomware attacks on multiple North Texas businesses.