A Ukrainian man has been sentenced to 13 years and seven months in prison for his role in conducting more than 2,500 ransomware attacks across the globe.
Yaroslav Vasinskyi, 24, demanded more than $700 million in ransom payments for data he stole from his victims, or he would publicly release it. He was also ordered to pay over $16 million in restitution, the US Department of Justice said. Vasinskyi conducted the ransomware attacks using the Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware variant, and publicly exposed victims’ data when they would not pay up.
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Source: MSN News
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