Tag: cybercriminal
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Cybercriminal Faces Justice: 2,500+ Attacks
Yaroslav Vasinskyi was sentenced to 13 years and seven months in prison in the United States for his involvement in major cyberattacks using the REvil ransomware virus. In addition to his prison term, the criminal must pay over 16 million dollars in restitution. Vasinskyi participated in more than 2,500 ransomware campaigns, which cost organizations and…
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31-Year-Old Mastermind Behind Bank Account Hacks Arrested
In Ukraine, a 31-year-old mastermind behind a cybercriminal syndicate, responsible for hacking into the bank accounts of citizens in the United States and Canada and selling access through the dark web, has been arrested. The criminal’s name remains undisclosed. The hackers employed a sophisticated ruse: convincing users to download malicious software disguised as various free…
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Black Basta: A Cybercriminal Group Raking in $100 Million
Since its emergence in April 2022, the cybercriminal group Black Basta has extorted no less than $100 million in ransoms from its victims, as evidenced by joint research conducted by Corvus Insurance and the analytics firm Elliptic. The hackers orchestrated attacks on over 330 companies worldwide, employing a double extortion scheme. Initially, malicious software, developed…