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Ryuk ransomware member sentenced to 24 months in prison

BleepingComputer · · International · Data Breaches

An Armenian man was sentenced to 24 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release for hacking U.S. companies and encrypting their systems in Ryuk ransomware attacks. [...]

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Two arrested in UK after Microsoft takedown of ‘Eviltokens’ AI-chatbot for cybercriminals

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