Yemeni National Charged by US for Ransomware Attacks on Microsoft Exchange Servers
Malware
A 36-year-old Yemeni national, Rami Khaled Ahmed, has been indicted by the United States for conducting 1,500 attacks on Microsoft Exchange servers using the 'Black Kingdom' ransomware. Ahmed is accused of being the developer and main operator of this malware, which was deployed on approximately 1,500 computers in the United States. The attacks targeted Microsoft Exchange servers, potentially exploiting vulnerabilities to deploy the ransomware.