Ukrainian Hacker Sentenced to 13 Years for $700M Ransomware Scheme
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Ukrainian national Yaroslav Vasinskyi, known as Rabotnik, has been sentenced to over 13 years in prison.
Vasinskyi was involved in a ransomware-as-a-service group and charged with multiple conspiracies and computer damage.
He conducted thousands of ransomware attacks using Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware variants.
The group demanded over $700 million in ransoms, threatening to release victims' data if not paid.
Vasinskyi is ordered to pay approximately $16 million in restitution for his role in over 2,500 ransomware attacks.
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Dark Reading • May 3, 2024
REvil Affiliate Off to Jail for Multimillion-Dollar Ransomware Scheme