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August 06, 2026 at 07:19 UTC
Ransom Cartel Creator Gets 16 Years in Prison for Operating Ransomware-as-a-Service
By [email protected] (The Hacker News)
AI Summary
On August 5, a federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia sentenced Maksim Silnikau — creator and administrator of the Ransom Cartel ransomware-as-a-service operation — to 16 years in prison. Between 2021 and 2023, Ransom Cartel compromised at least 18 companies across California, New York, Nebraska, and abroad; Silnikau was also linked to the Angler exploit kit and had been active in cybercrime since at least 2005.
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