Russian Hacker Sentenced to 2 Years for TA551 Botnet-Driven Ransomware Attacks

Overview

Department of Justice (DoJ) said a Russian national has been sentenced to two years in prison for managing a botnet that was used to launch ransomware attacks against U.S. Ilya Angelov, 40, of Tolyatti, Russia, was also fined $100,000. Angelov, who went by the online aliases "milan" and "okart," is said to have co-managed a Russia-based cybercriminal group known as TA551 (aka

Organisations Involved

The following organisations are mentioned in relation to this incident: Driven Ransomware Attacks
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