Ryuk ransomware operator gets 2-year sentence after extorting victims for $1.2 million
A Ryuk ransomware operator was sentenced to 2 years in prison for extorting over $1.2 million from victims.
An Armenian national, Karen Vardanyan, was sentenced to two years in U.S. federal prison for his role as a core member of the Ryuk ransomware gang. Prosecutors stated that Vardanyan and his co-conspirators launched over 2,400 ransomware attacks worldwide, including on state and local municipalities and the Universal Health Services hospital chain, receiving at least $15 million in ransoms. Vardanyan personally extorted over $1 million from victims. The Ryuk gang has been linked to Russian cybercriminals and the Trickbot malware, and several other members have been identified and arrested.
- Ryuk ransomware operator Karen Vardanyan sentenced to 2 years in U.S. prison.
- Vardanyan and co-conspirators launched over 2,400 attacks, extorting at least $15 million.
- The Ryuk group is linked to the Russian Trickbot malware operation.
- Universal Health Services suffered a $67 million loss from a Ryuk attack in 2020.
- Threat actors
- Ryuk
- Victims
- Universal Health Services
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2 min read at therecord.mediaAn Armenian national and member of the Ryuk ransomware gang was sentenced to two years in federal prison for his role in launching attacks.
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