Former Canadian Government IT Worker Pleads Guilty Over NetWalker Ransomware Attacks
The Ontario Court of Justice sentenced Vachon-Desjardins to six years and eight months in prison
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The Ontario Court of Justice sentenced Vachon-Desjardins to six years and eight months in prison
A former Canadian government employee this week agreed to plead guilty in the U.S. to charges related to his involvement with the NetWalker ransomware syndicate
Canadian stole $21.5m from dozens of companies worldwide A former Canadian government employee has pleaded guilty in a US court to several charges related to his involvement with the NetWalker ransomware gang.…
The Black Basta ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) syndicate has amassed nearly 50 victims in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand within two months of its emergence in the wild, making it a prominent threat in a short window