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ppArchived NewsppPara Notícias en EspañolppA Ukrainian national was sentenced today to 13 years and seven months in prison and ordered to pay over 16 million in restitution for his role in conducting over 2500 ransomware attacks and demanding over 700 million in ransom paymentsppAs this sentencing shows the Justice Department is working with our international partners and using all tools at our disposal to identify cybercriminals capture their illicit profits and hold them accountable for their crimes said Attorney General Merrick B GarlandppDeploying the REvil ransomware variant the defendant reached out across the globe to demand hundreds of millions of dollars from US victims said Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco But this case shows the Justice Departments reach is also globalworking with our international partners we are bringing to justice those who target US victims and we are disrupting the broader cybercrime ecosystemppToday the FBIs close collaboration with our worldwide partners has again ensured that a cybercriminal who thought he was beyond our reach faces the consequences of his actions said FBI Director Christopher Wray We will continue to relentlessly pursue cyber criminals like Vasinksyi wherever they may hide while we disrupt their criminal schemes seize their money and infrastructure and target their enablers and criminal associates to the fullest extent of the lawppAccording to court documents Yaroslav Vasinskyi also known as Rabotnik 24 conducted thousands of ransomware attacks using the ransomware variant known as SodinokibiREvil Ransomware is malicious software designed to encrypt data on victim computers allowing bad actors the ability to demand a ransom payment in exchange for the decryption key The coconspirators demanded ransom payments in cryptocurrency and used cryptocurrency exchangers and mixing services to hide their illgotten gains To drive their ransom demands higher SodinokibiREvil coconspirators also publicly exposed their victims data when victims would not pay ransom demandsppYaroslav Vasinskyi and his coconspirators hacked into thousands of computers around the world and encrypted them with ransomware said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole M Argentieri head of the Justice Departments Criminal Division Then they demanded over 700 million in ransom payments and threatened to publicly disclose victims data if they refused to pay Although the conspirators attempted to cover their tracks by laundering the payments from victims Vasinskyi could not hide from law enforcement Vasinskyis sentence today should serve as a reminder to ransomware actors everywhere we will track you down and bring you to justiceppUsing ransomware malicious actors from around the globe can paralyze US companies in a matter of minutes said US Attorney Leigha Simonton for the Northern District of Texas But as cybercriminals work together to deploy these attacks law enforcement throughout the United States stands ready to dismantle their criminal enterprises The dedicated prosecutors from the Northern District of Texas and the skilled agents at the FBI Dallas Field Office proved once again today to ransomware actors everywhere When you hit targets in the United States the Justice Department and its partners will come after you ppVasinskyi previously pleaded guilty in the Northern District of Texas to an 11count indictment charging him with conspiracy to commit fraud and related activity in connection with computers damage to protected computers and conspiracy to commit money laundering He was previously extradited to the United States from Poland ppRelatedly in 2023 the Department obtained the final forfeiture of millions of dollars worth of ransom payments obtained through two related civil forfeiture cases which included 3989138522 Bitcoin and 61 million in US dollar funds traceable to alleged ransom payments received by other members of the conspiracyppThe FBI investigated the caseppSenior Counsel Frank Lin of the Criminal Divisions Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section and Assistant US Attorney Tiffany H Eggers for the Northern District of Texas prosecuted the case Assistant US Attorney Dimitri N Rocha for the Northern District of Texas assisted with the related civil forfeiture casesppThe Justice Departments Office of International Affairs worked with Polish authorities to secure the extradition of VasinskyippA federal jury in Las Vegas convicted five men this week for their roles in running one of the largest unauthorized streaming services in the United States which generated millionsppA federal jury in Alexandria Virginia convicted a Nigerian national today for operating a business email compromise scheme targeting victims in the United States and elsewhereppThis week Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco hosted the fourth convening of the Justice AI Initiative which she launched earlier this year to inform the Justice Departments AI policy includingppOffice of 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ppArchived NewsppPara Notícias en EspañolppA Ukrainian national was sentenced today to 13 years and seven months in prison and ordered to pay over 16 million in restitution for his role in conducting over 2500 ransomware attacks and demanding over 700 million in ransom paymentsppAs this sentencing shows the Justice Department is working with our international partners and using all tools at our disposal to identify cybercriminals capture their illicit profits and hold them accountable for their crimes said Attorney General Merrick B GarlandppDeploying the REvil ransomware variant the defendant reached out across the globe to demand hundreds of millions of dollars from US victims said Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco But this case shows the Justice Departments reach is also globalworking with our international partners we are bringing to justice those who target US victims and we are disrupting the broader cybercrime ecosystemppToday the FBIs close collaboration with our worldwide partners has again ensured that a cybercriminal who thought he was beyond our reach faces the consequences of his actions said FBI Director Christopher Wray We will continue to relentlessly pursue cyber criminals like Vasinksyi wherever they may hide while we disrupt their criminal schemes seize their money and infrastructure and target their enablers and criminal associates to the fullest extent of the lawppAccording to court documents Yaroslav Vasinskyi also known as Rabotnik 24 conducted thousands of ransomware attacks using the ransomware variant known as SodinokibiREvil Ransomware is malicious software designed to encrypt data on victim computers allowing bad actors the ability to demand a ransom payment in exchange for the decryption key The coconspirators demanded ransom payments in cryptocurrency and used cryptocurrency exchangers and mixing services to hide their illgotten gains To drive their ransom demands higher SodinokibiREvil coconspirators also publicly exposed their victims data when victims would not pay ransom demandsppYaroslav Vasinskyi and his coconspirators hacked into thousands of computers around the world and encrypted them with ransomware said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole M Argentieri head of the Justice Departments Criminal Division Then they demanded over 700 million in ransom payments and threatened to publicly disclose victims data if they refused to pay Although the conspirators attempted to cover their tracks by laundering the payments from victims Vasinskyi could not hide from law enforcement Vasinskyis sentence today should serve as a reminder to ransomware actors everywhere we will track you down and bring you to justiceppUsing ransomware malicious actors from around the globe can paralyze US companies in a matter of minutes said US Attorney Leigha Simonton for the Northern District of Texas But as cybercriminals work together to deploy these attacks law enforcement throughout the United States stands ready to dismantle their criminal enterprises The dedicated prosecutors from the Northern District of Texas and the skilled agents at the FBI Dallas Field Office proved once again today to ransomware actors everywhere When you hit targets in the United States the Justice Department and its partners will come after you ppVasinskyi previously pleaded guilty in the Northern District of Texas to an 11count indictment charging him with conspiracy to commit fraud and related activity in connection with computers damage to protected computers and conspiracy to commit money laundering He was previously extradited to the United States from Poland ppRelatedly in 2023 the Department obtained the final forfeiture of millions of dollars worth of ransom payments obtained through two related civil forfeiture cases which included 3989138522 Bitcoin and 61 million in US dollar funds traceable to alleged ransom payments received by other members of the conspiracyppThe FBI investigated the caseppSenior Counsel Frank Lin of the Criminal Divisions Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section and Assistant US Attorney Tiffany H Eggers for the Northern District of Texas prosecuted the case Assistant US Attorney Dimitri N Rocha for the Northern District of Texas assisted with the related civil forfeiture casesppThe Justice Departments Office of International Affairs worked with Polish authorities to secure the extradition of VasinskyippA federal jury in Las Vegas convicted five men this week for their roles in running one of the largest unauthorized streaming services in the United States which generated millionsppA federal jury in Alexandria Virginia convicted a Nigerian national today for operating a business email compromise scheme targeting victims in the United States and elsewhereppThis week Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco hosted the fourth convening of the Justice AI Initiative which she launched earlier this year to inform the Justice Departments AI policy includingppOffice of 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