UK law enforcement and international partners have released new details about the cybercriminal gang Evil Corp, including its use of the Lockbit ransomware platform and ties to Russian intelligence.

International law enforcement has worked for years to disrupt the cybercriminal gang Evil Corp and its egregious global crime spree. But in a crowded field of prolific Russian cybercriminals, Evil Corp is most notable for its singular relationship with Russian intelligence.

On Tuesday, the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency released new details about the real-world identities of alleged Evil Corp members, the group’s connection to the LockBit platform, and the gang’s ties to the Russian state. Researchers have increasingly established that there are loose, quid pro quo connections between Russian cybercriminals and the country’s government. But NCA officials emphasize that Evil Corp is an unusual example of a gang that has direct relationships with multiple Russian intelligence agencies—including Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB; Foreign Intelligence Service, or SVR; and military intelligence agency known as the GRU. And the NCA reports that before 2019, Evil Corp was specifically “tasked” by Russia’s intelligence services with conducting espionage operations and cyberattacks against unidentified “NATO allies.”