SecurityBleepingComputerabout 3 hours ago
Ransom Cartel creator sentenced to 16 years
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Maksim Silnikau, the Belarusian creator of Ransom Cartel, received a 16-year prison sentence for ransomware attacks on at least 18 companies. The operation attempted to extort $5.2 million, with identified losses exceeding $6.7 million. Silnikau fled Spain before extradition but was captured in Poland.
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