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Armenia Detains Russian Tourist on U.S. Warrant for REvil Hacker, Lawyers Say Wrong Man
The Hacker News·July 17, 2026·1 min read
Armenia has held a Russian tourist named Aleksandr Ermakov since June 28 on a U.S. extradition request for a REvil ransomware suspect with the same name. His wife, Maria Yurova, told REN TV that border officers pulled him from the departure hall at Yerevan's Zvartnots airport, using a photo from his VKontakte page to identify him.
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