Ransom Cartel Creator Gets 16 Years in Prison for Operating Ransomware-as-a-Service
Swati KhandelwalAug 06, 2026Ransomware / Cybercrime A federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, sentenced Maksim Silnikau to 16 years in prison...
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Two Scattered Spider Hackers Get 5.5 Years Each for £29 Million TfL Hack
Owen Flowers, 18, and Thalha Jubair, 20, were each sentenced to five and a half years at Woolwich Crown Court...
Nigerian romance scammer jailed after being caught out by fellow fraudster
A Nigerian man who posed as a woman online to swindle men out of their savings has been sentenced to...
U.S. Sentences Russian Hacker to 6.75 Years for Role in $9M Ransomware Damage
Ravie LakshmananMar 24, 2026Cybercrime / Network Security A 26-year-old Russian citizen has been sentenced in the U.S. to 6.75 years...
Former U.S. Defense contractor executive sentenced for selling zero-day exploits to Russian broker Operation Zero
Former U.S. Defense contractor executive sentenced for selling zero-day exploits to Russian broker Operation Zero Pierluigi Paganini February 25, 2026...
Ukrainian National Sentenced to 5 Years in North Korea IT Worker Fraud Case
Ravie LakshmananFeb 20, 2026Cybercrime / Law Enforcement A 29-year-old Ukrainian national has been sentenced to five years in prison in...
Incognito Market admin sentenced to 30 years for running $105 million dark web drug empire
A Taiwanese man who ran one of the world's largest dark web drugs marketplaces has been sentenced to 30 years...
Taiwanese operator of Incognito Market sentenced to 30 years over $105M darknet drug ring
Taiwanese operator of Incognito Market sentenced to 30 years over $105M darknet drug ring Pierluigi Paganini February 04, 2026 A...
