Ransom Cartel Creator Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Ransomware-as-a-Service Operation
A federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, sentenced Maksim Silnikau, a 40-year-old Belarusian national, to 16 years in prison on August 5, 2026,…
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Armenia Detains Russian Tourist on U.S. Warrant for REvil Hacker, Lawyers Claim Wrong Man
Armenia has detained a Russian tourist, Aleksandr Ermakov, at Yerevan's Zvartnots airport on June 28, 2026, based on a U.S. extradition warrant…
REvil: Notorious Ransomware Gang
REvil is a notorious ransomware group linked to thousands of attacks and over $700 million in ransom demands. Yaroslav Vasinskyi was sentenced…
Sodinokibi Ransomware Group Overview
Sodinokibi is the malware variant associated with the REvil ransomware group, used in attacks from April 2019 to July 2021. It is…