Microsoft said it has been alarmed to see how effective Medusa actors are, citing multiple cases where the group can move from initial access to data exfiltration and ransomware deployment within 24 hours.

Microsoft, Google, Meta and Snapchat released a statement on Friday saying they “reaffirm their continued commitment to protecting children and preserving privacy, and will continue to take voluntary action” to complete the scans.

The suspects were named as Daniil Shchukin, a 31-year-old Russian national believed to have used the alias UNKN (UNKNOWN), and Anatoly Kravchuk, a 43-year-old Ukraine-born Russian citizen who investigators say worked as a developer for the group.

Bryan Fleming, founder of pcTattletale, was ordered to pay a $5,000 fine by a San Diego federal judge and will spend no time in prison beyond the one day he already served.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) gave federal agencies until Thursday to apply the hotfix.

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