Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Dutchman fails to convince judges his trial was unfair because cops read his encrypted chats A Dutch appeals court has kept a seven-year prison sentence in place for a man who hacked port IT systems with malware-stuffed USB sticks to help cocaine smugglers move containers, brushing off claims that police shouldn't have been reading his encrypted chats.…

PLUS: CISA issues drone warning; China-linked DNS-hijacking malware; Prison for BTC Samourai; And more Infosec In Brief Researchers have urged users of the glob file pattern matching library to update their installations, after discovery of a years-old remote code execution flaw in the tool's CLI.…

A 55-year-old Chinese national has been sentenced to four years in prison and three years of supervised release for sabotaging his former employer's network with custom malware and deploying a kill switch that locked out employees when his account was disabled

Pro tip: When taking revenge, don't use your real name A US court sentenced a former developer at power management biz Eaton to four years in prison after he installed malware on the company’s servers.…

A software developer has been sentenced to four years in prison for sabotaging his ex-employer's Windows network with custom malware and a kill switch that locked out employees when his account was disabled. [...]

Ukrainian Mark Sokolovsky Pleaded Guilty in OctoberA Ukrainian national who was a key figure in the Raccoon malware-as-a-service criminal operation received a prison sentence of 60 months. The sentence of Mark Sokolovsky includes credit for time already spent in jails following his March 2022 arrest.

​​Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky was sentenced today to five years in prison for his involvement in the Raccoon Stealer malware cybercrime operation. [...]

Also: Arrests in $232M Scam, Guilty Plea in $73M Pig-Butchering CaseThis week, FTX sued to recover money, FTX's Caroline Ellison began her prison sentence, South Korea arrested hundreds in $232M scam, a guilty plea in a $73M pig-butchering case, BlueNoroff launched a new attack campaign, GodFather malware and WonderFi CEO kidnapped and released after ransom payment.

Russia has sentenced four members of the REvil ransomware operation to over 4 years in prison for distributing malware and illegal circulation of means of payment. [...]

Also: Prison Sentences for BEC Scammers and a West African Cybercrime CrackdownThis week, AI nudify sites spread malware, BEC scammers head to prison, London man charged with hacking, and a Spanish insurance company with a breach. Also, a North Korean hacking group and a West African crackdown on online scammers. And, a Schrödinger Windows vulnerability: Is it real?

The US DoJ said that the Ukrainian national has pleaded guilty to leading the Zeus and IcedID malware campaigns, which resulted in losses of tens of millions of dollars

Nearly a decade on the FBI’s Cyber Most Wanted List after getting banks to empty vics' accounts A Ukrainian cybercrime kingpin who ran some of the most pervasive malware operations faces 40 years in prison after spending nearly a decade on the FBI's Cyber Most Wanted List.…

Ukrainian national Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov, one of the heads of the notorious JabberZeus cybercrime gang, has pleaded guilty to charges related to his leadership roles in the Zeus and IcedID malware groups. [...]

40-year-old Russian national Vladimir Dunaev has been sentenced to five years and four months in prison for his role in creating and distributing the TrickBot malware, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) said

Vladimir Dunaev Acknowledged Acting 'Recklessly' in Working for Cybercriminal GroupA U.S. federal judge sentenced a Russian national to five years and four months in prison for his role in developing TrickBot malware. Vladimir Dunaev, 40, pleaded guilty in December. Dunaev helped develop the malware "while hiding behind his computer," U.S. Attorney Rebecca Lutzko said.

Russian national Vladimir Dunaev has been sentenced to five years and four months in prison for his role in creating and distributing the Trickbot malware used in attacks against hospitals, companies, and individuals worldwide. [...]

Vladimir Dunaev Faces Up to 35 Years in PrisonA Russian national pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court for his role in developing TrickBot. Operators of the malware targeted hospitals and healthcare centers with ransomware attacks during the height of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Vladimir Dunaev faces up to 35 years in prison.

On Thursday, a Russian national pleaded guilty to charges related to his involvement in developing and deploying the Trickbot malware, which was used in attacks against hospitals, companies, and individuals in the United States and worldwide. [...]

Hunt continues for the other elusive high-ranking members Another member of the Trickbot malware crew now faces a lengthy prison sentence amid US law enforcement's ongoing search for its leading members.…

Romanian national Mihai Ionut Paunescu, aka "Virus," was sentenced to three years in prison by a Manhattan federal court for running a bulletproof hosting service and facilitating the distribution of the Gozi (Ursnif), Zeus, SpyEye, and BlackEnergy malware. [...]