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Four REvil Ransomware Members Sentenced in Rare Russian Cybercrime Convictions
2024-10-26 08:34

Four members of the now-defunct REvil ransomware operation have been sentenced to several years in prison in Russia, marking one of the rare instances where cybercriminals from the country have...

Russia sentences REvil ransomware members to over 4 years in prison
2024-10-25 18:58

Russia has sentenced four members of the REvil ransomware operation to over 4 years in prison for distributing malware and illegal circulation of means of payment. [...]

REvil hacker behind Kaseya ransomware attack gets 13 years in prison
2024-05-02 14:44

Yaroslav Vasinskyi, a Ukrainian national, was sentenced to 13 years and seven months in prison and ordered to pay $16 million in restitution for his involvement in the REvil ransomware operation. Law enforcement linked the long-term REvil affiliate to the Kaseya supply-chain ransomware attacks, which impacted over 1,500 companies worldwide.

Ukrainian REvil Hacker Sentenced to 13 Years and Ordered to Pay $16 Million
2024-05-02 12:26

A Ukrainian national has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison and ordered to pay $16 million in restitution for carrying out thousands of ransomware attacks and extorting victims....

REvil ransomware scum sentenced to almost 14 years inside, ordered to pay $16 million
2024-05-02 06:31

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U.S., U.K., Australia Sanction Russian REvil Hacker Behind Medibank Breach
2024-01-24 08:55

Governments from Australia, the U.K., and the U.S. have imposed financial sanctions on a Russian national for his alleged role in the 2022 ransomware attack against health insurance provider...

US, UK, Australia sanction REvil hacker behind Medibank data breach
2024-01-23 13:40

The Australian, US, and UK governments have announced sanctions for Aleksandr Gennadievich Ermakov, a Russian national considered responsible for the 2022 Medibank hack and a member of the REvil ransomware group. Medibank is a large health insurance provider in Australia that suffered a ransomware attack in October 2022, causing operational and business disruption.

Australia sanctions REvil hacker behind Medibank data breach
2024-01-23 13:40

The Australian government has announced sanctions for Aleksandr Gennadievich Ermakov, a Russian national considered responsible for the 2022 Medibank hack and a member of the REvil ransomware group. Following a lengthy investigation, the Australian authorities identified Ermakov as the person responsible for the Medibank hack and data theft.

REvil-hit Medibank to pull plug on IT, shore up defenses
2022-12-08 21:35

If safety regulations are written in blood, what are security policies written in? Sweat and cursing? Australian health insurance company Medibank will take all of its IT systems offline and close...

Ransom Cartel linked to notorious REvil ransomware operation
2022-10-18 21:49

Researchers have linked the relatively new Ransom Cartel ransomware operation with the notorious REvil gang based on code similarities in both operations' encryptors. The samples analyzed by Unit 42 show that Ransom Cartel is missing some configuration values, meaning that the authors are either trying to make the malware leaner or that their basis is an earlier version of the REvil malware.