Security News > 2022 > October > NetWalker ransomware scumbag jailed for 20 years

An ex-Canadian government worker who extorted tens of millions of dollars from organizations worldwide using the NetWalker ransomware has been sent down for 20 years.

NetWalker ransomware affiliates - losers who rent the malware to use against victims - specifically attacked hospitals during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, using the global crisis to extort healthcare organizations.

Vachon-Desjardins pleaded guilty to all four counts in a US court in June, and his plea agreement described him as "One of the most prolific NetWalker Ransomware affiliates."

'Prolific' NetWalker extortionist pleads guilty to ransomware charges.

Extradited Canadian accused of unleashing NetWalker ransomware.

19 in cryptocurrency from ransom payments, and the disablement of a dark-web site used to communicate with NetWalker ransomware victims.

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