Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev. Archival photoMOSCOW, Jan 27The arrest of the REvil hackers is a positive example of cooperation between Russia and the United States in the fight against cybercrime, and dialogue has also been established through the staffs of the Security Councils of the two countries, Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview with the hosts Russian media, including RIA Novosti. «In this case, we agree with the position of the Americans, indeed, cybercrime must be fought collectively, because it is transnational in nature. It does not matter which citizens are involved, where they are, and so on, because we we understand how it all works. Therefore, this is a positive example, what you called REvil,» Medvedev said. «There are some other examples, such cooperation has been established, including through the Security Council apparatus. And I hope it will develop. The main thing is that our partners really understand the value of this cooperation and reciprocate. And they understand that in this case we can hurt a friend a lot, but there will be no benefit from this in general,» he added.
