In Feb 2017, two people were arrested in the United Kingdom for hacking security cameras in Washington DC. Now, D.C. police have revealed their identity and said that two suspects of Romanian origin were arrested for hacking into security cameras and outdoor surveillance systems deployed by the law enforcement. According to the police, the primary objective behind this feat was to distribute ransomware.

The suspects namely Mihai Alexandru Isvanca and Eveline Cismaru were actually arrested with the cooperation of Romanian authorities during a wide-spectrum operation in which so far five individuals have been arrested. The accused are blamed for distributing Dharma and Cerber ransomware attacks.

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