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Ilya Angelov pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 24 months in U.S. prison for co-managing a botnet that sold access to compromised machines. That access enabled BitPaymer and other affiliates to infect 72 U.S. companies and generated over $14 million in ransom payments. He was fined $100,000 and ordered to forfeit $1.6 million.
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Russian Hacker Sentenced to 2 Years for TA551 Botnet-Driven Ransomware Attacks
firms via spam malware, enabling $14.17M ransomware extortion, leading to prison sentences.
Russian botnet operator sentenced to 24 months for running the Mario Kart botnet used in ransomware attacks against 70+ U.S.
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Russian botnet operator linked to major ransomware attacks sentenced in US
Ilya Angelov, 40, of Tolyatti, Russia, pleaded guilty to managing a botnet that other cybercriminals used to break into corporate systems and deploy ransomware.
Russian Cybercriminal Gets 2-Year Prison Sentence in US
Ilya Angelov was a member of the cybercrime group tracked as TA-551, Shathak, Gold Cabin, Monster Libra, and ATK236.
US Prisons Russian Access Broker for Aiding Ransomware Attacks
Aleksei Volkov has been sentenced to 81 months in prison for his role in Yanluowang ransomware attacks.
Manager of botnet used in ransomware attacks gets 2 years in prison
A Russian national has been sentenced to two years in prison after admitting that the phishing botnet he managed was used to launch BitPaymer ransomware attacks against 72 U.S.
Russian access broker sentenced to over 6 years in prison for ransomware schemes
Russian citizen Aleksei Volkov sentenced to 81 months in prison for serving as initial access broker to Yanluowang ransomware group, facilitating attacks causing over $9 million in losses to U.S.
A Russian initial access broker was sentenced to 81 months in prison for enabling ransomware attacks that caused over $9 million in losses.
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Russian hacker who helped Yanluowang ransomware gang gets nearly 7-year prison sentence
A Russian hacker who helped the notorious Yanluowang ransomware gang break into U.S.
U.S. Sentences Russian Hacker to 6.75 Years for Role in $9M Ransomware Damage
Russian hacker gets 6.75 years after enabling ransomware attacks causing $9M+ losses, highlighting access broker role in cybercrime.
Russian Initial Access Broker Handed 81-Month Sentence
Russian cybercriminal Aleksei Volkov has received close to seven years behind bars for role in Yanluowang ransomware
Yanluowang ransomware access broker gets 81 months in prison
A Russian national was sentenced to nearly 7 years in prison after pleading guilty to acting as an initial access broker (IAB) for Yanluowang ransomware attacks.
Part of the PlainSec briefing for 2026-03-26