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Armenia Detains Russian Tourist in REvil Extradition Case
Armenia detained Russian tourist Aleksandr Ermakov on June 28 at Yerevan airport under a U.S. warrant for a REvil ransomware suspect with the same name. His wife says border officers used a photo from his VKontakte page to identify him. The case raises concerns about mistaken identity in international cybercrime arrests.
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The arrest highlights the risks of relying on names alone for extradition, potentially snaring an innocent tourist in a high-stakes ransomware dragnet.
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