FBI Cincinnati Secures Federal Prison Sentence for Man Behind Russian Ransomware Group Targeting Tri-State
Prosecutors said Deniss Zolotarjovs helped extort more than 50 victims and laundered ransom payments worth about 10% of each demand.
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Latvian national sentenced for ransomware attacks run by former Conti leaders
A federal judge sentenced a Latvian national to 102 months in prison for his involvement in a series of ransomware attacks for more than two years prior to his arrest in 2023, the Justice Department said Monday. Deniss Zolotarjovs, a resident of Moscow at the time, helped an organization led by former leaders of the Conti ransomware group extort payments from more than 54 companies. The 35-year-old was mostly tasked with putting pressure on the…
FBI Cincinnati secures federal prison sentence for man behind Russian ransomware group targeting Tri-State
A Latvian man prosecutors call a skilled and valued negotiator for a Russian-based ransomware syndicate who pressured victims by threatening to release stolen medical records, including childrens personal health information has been sentenced to eight and a half years in federal prison.Deniss Zolotarjovs, 33, known online as Sforza_cesarini, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection…
A U.S. court has sentenced Latvian hacker Denis Zolotarevs to more than eight years in prison after being convicted of carrying out ransomware attacks. The U.S. Department of Justice accused the hacker of working for a notorious Russian ransomware group called Karakurt, led by Akira.
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