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An Armenian man has pleaded guilty to his role in the infamous Ryuk ransomware operation
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 […]
Ukrainian national Oleksii Lytvynenko pleaded guilty in the U.S. for his role in Conti ransomware attacks targeting victims worldwide. Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko (44), a Ukrainian national extradited from Ireland to the U.S., has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his involvement in the Conti ransomware operation. Prosecutors said he helped conduct attacks […]
A Ukrainian national extradited from Ireland to the United States last year has pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges tied to the Conti ransomware operation. [...]
Polish arrest leads to extradition and federal prison sentence Ukrainian national Oleksandr Didenko will spend the next five years behind bars in the US for his involvement in helping North Korean IT workers secure fraudulent employment.…
The digital intrusion allegedly caused thousands of pounds of meat to spoil and triggered an ammonia leak in the facility A Ukrainian woman accused of hacking US public drinking water systems and a meat processing facility on behalf of Kremlin-backed cyber groups was extradited to the US earlier this year and will stand trial in early 2026.…
Also, Australian Police Arrest 55 in New Round of Anom App StingThis week: UPenn hit by email breach, Australian police arrested 55, 'SesameOp' backdoor hid C2 traffic, BEC scammers used AWS, hackers stole trucking cargo, Ukrainian national extradited to United States for role in Conti ransomware and a supply chain risk in advanced installer tool.
Ukrainian national Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko has appeared in a US court in connection with Conti ransomware charges
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. [...]
Also: Ukrainian Hackers Find Evidence of Russian Child AbductionThis week, a Chinese duo arrested in Los Angeles for illegal artificial intelligence chip exports back to China, France extradited an accused Nigerian hacker, Ukraine hacked Crimean servers, Florida prison email leak, Tea App clone exposed users’ IDs.
FBI Accuses Ukrainian Man of Identifying Exploitable Flaws in Victims' NetworksA 33-year-old Armenian man, Karen Vardanyan, accused of facilitating Ryuk ransomware attacks against numerous organizations, is due to stand trial in the U.S. in August. The FBI said the Ryuk operation earned at least $15 million in cryptocurrency ransom payments from victims.
33-Year-Old Foreign National Accused of Spreading Ryuk and Other RansomwareA suspected initial access specialist for a ransomware-wielding group is being extradited from Ukraine to the United States to stand trial. The group has been accused of earning over $100 million in ransom by using malware such as Ryuk, Dharma and Hive against more than 2,400 organizations.
A Ukrainian national has been extradited from Spain to the United States to face charges over allegedly conducting Nefilim ransomware attacks against companies. [...]
Also: FamousSparrow Is Back, Snowflake Hacker Agrees to ExtraditionThis week, Signal update, FamousSparrow is back, suspected Snowflake hacker agreed to U.S. extradition, train tickets sales hack in Ukraine, a patched Chrome zero-day, phishing targets SEO pros, DrayTek router outage, South African chicken producer attacked, and bad npm packages.
Mark Sokolovsky Admits to Felony Conspiracy Charge in U.S. Federal CourtA Ukrainian national pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. federal court to one count of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion in connection with his role in the malware-as-a-service Raccoon info stealer criminal operation. Dutch authorities extradited him in February after arresting him in March 2022.
A coalition of law enforcement agencies coordinated by the U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) has led to the arrest and extradition of a Belarussian and Ukrainian dual-national believed to be associated with Russian-speaking cybercrime groups
Belarusian-Ukrainian national Maksim Silnikau was arrested in Spain and is now extradited to the USA to face charges for creating the Ransom Cartel ransomware operation in 2021 and running a malvertising operation from 2013 to 2022. [...]
Mark Sokolovsky Has Fought Extradition From the Netherlands Since March 2022 ArrestA Dutch court extradited a Ukrainian national to the United States, where he faces criminal charges related to his role in the malware-as-a-service Raccoon Stealer. The extradition of Mark Sokolovsky, 28, comes nearly two years after Netherlands police arrested him in March 2022.
A Ukrainian national has pleaded guilty in the U.S. to his role in two different malware schemes, Zeus and IcedID, between May 2009 and February 2021
Mark Sokolovsky Has Fought Extradition From the Netherlands Since March 2022 ArrestA Dutch court extradited a Ukrainian national to the United States, where he faces criminal charges related to his role in the malware-as-a-service Raccoon Stealer. The extradition of Mark Sokolovsky, 28, comes nearly two years after Netherlands police arrested him in March 2022.