Security News > 2022 > October > NetWalker ransomware affiliate sentenced to 20 years by Florida court
Naked Security has written and talked about Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins before, in both article and podcast form.
Vachon-Desjardins had been a federal government worker in the Canadian Capital Region.
On or about January 27 and 28, 2021, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police executed search warrants at Vachon-Desjardins' home and on safe deposit boxes held by Vachon-Desjardins at National Bank, Gatineau, Quebec.
This seized bitcoin was derived primarily from ransom funds paid by victims of NetWalker Ransomware attacks.
Law enforcement identified and seized copies of the server that operated as the backend, or internal-facing, server of the NetWalker Tor Panel and the NetWalker Blog.
This apparently identifies Vachon-Desjardins as a very significant NetWalker affiliate, responsible for more than 35% of ransom money extorted overall, and thus presumably also being responsible for about one-third of the group's attacks.