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Belarusian cybercriminal behind Ransom Cartel gets 16-year prison sentence

The Record · · International · Data Breaches

A Belarusian national active in the cybercriminal world for decades was sentenced to 16 years in U.S. prison for running the Ransom Cartel ransomware operation.

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