Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

An alleged Ryuk ransomware member pleaded guilty in the U.S. for helping deploy attacks on American companies and faces up to 15 years in prison. Armenian national Karen Serobovich Vardanyan (34) pleaded guilty in the U.S. for his role in Ryuk ransomware attacks targeting American organizations between 2019 and 2020. Extradited from Ukraine after his […]

A Latvian national extradited to the United States was sentenced to 8.5 years in prison for his "cold case" negotiator role in the Russian Karakurt ransomware group. [...]

A Ukrainian national believed to be a member of the Conti ransomware operation has been extradited to the United States and faces charges that could get him 25 years in prison. [...]

The suspect faces three charges for his alleged crimes that could earn him up to five years in federal prison, and a heap of fines.

Dual Canadian-Russian National Also Agrees to US ExtraditionLockBit ransomware affiliate Mikhail Vasiliev on Tuesday received a nearly four-year prison sentence in Canada and consented to extradition to the United States, where he faces charges of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion. He must also pay CA$860,000 in restitution to his Canadian victims.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced charges against a dual Russian and Canadian national for his alleged participation in LockBit ransomware attacks across the world