From ehackingnews.com
A Russian native – on accusations of being associated with the TrickBot cybercrime gang – was recently arrested by the authorities at Seoul International airport, while trying to leave South Korea.
Reportedly, the Russian resident – identified as Mr. A by media – was leaving for his home in Russia after waiting for over a year in the South Asian country. As per local media reports (Seoul’s KBS) the alleged individual was prevented from leaving South Korea due to COVID-19 travel restrictions – international travel had been canceled by Seoul officials as the global pandemic broke out. Subsequently, Mr. A’s passport expired, and he was stranded in South Korea as he waited to renew his passport.
The Russian man who allegedly worked as a web browser developed for the malware spreading TrickBot gang in 2016 during his stay in Russia, denied ‘being aware’ of working for a cybercrime group. “When developing the software, the user manual did not identify malware,” said the individual at Seoul High Court.