A US court sentenced Syrian hacker Ahmad Umar Agha to 42 months for pro-Assad attacks on media, businesses, and government entities.
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Ukrainian Hive and Nefilim Ransomware Affiliate Gets 70 Months in US Prison
Artem Stryzhak was sentenced to 70 months in prison after pleading guilty to using Nefilim ransomware in attacks.
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Insider Cyber Extortion Plot Against Industrial Firm Lands Engineer in Prison
The former core infrastructure engineer deleted admin accounts, reset hundreds of passwords, and demanded 20 bitcoin to spare the company’s servers.
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Prison Sentence for Former US Soldier Who Hacked AT&T and Verizon
Cameron John Wagenius was sentenced to 70 months in prison for stealing information from the wireless carriers.
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US Court Sentences Armenian Man to Prison for Ryuk Ransomware Attacks
Karen Vardanyan has also been ordered to pay over $1.2 million in restitution to victims.
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Ukrainian Conti Ransomware Developer Sentenced to 4 Years in US Prison
Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko has been sentenced to 4 years in prison after he was arrested in Ireland in 2023.
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Belarusian Ransom Cartel Mastermind Gets 16 Years in Prison
Maksim Silnikau was the creator and administrator of the ransomware group and involved in Angler EK’s distribution.
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Two Scattered Spider Hackers Sentenced to Jail in UK
Thalha Jubair and Owen Flowers were prosecuted over a 2024 cyberattack targeting Transport for London (TfL).
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Third US Security Expert Sentenced to Prison for Helping Ransomware Gang
Angelo Martino, a former ransomware negotiator, was sentenced to 70 months for helping the BlackCat/Alphv group.
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Third DraftKings Hacker Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison
Nathan Austad has been ordered to pay roughly $1.8 million in forfeiture and restitution, and the sentence also includes 3 years of supervised release.
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