Cybercrime Romanian Hacker Sentenced to Prison in US for Selling Access to State Network Catalin Dragomir previously pleaded guilty to selling access to an Oregon state government office’s network. Eduard KovacsMay 27, 2026
Cybercrime Karakurt Ransomware Negotiator Sentenced to Prison Deniss Zolotarjovs was directly involved in extortion strategies and in negotiations with victim companies. Ionut ArghireMay 5, 2026
Cybercrime Two US Security Experts Sentenced to Prison for Helping Ransomware Gang Ryan Goldberg of Georgia and Kevin Martin of Texas were each sentenced to four years in prison. Eduard KovacsMay 1, 2026
Cybercrime Another DraftKings Hacker Sentenced to Prison Kamerin Stokes sold stolen credentials through an online marketplace even after pleading guilty to his role in the DraftKings attack. Eduard KovacsApril 17, 2026
Cybercrime Two North Korean IT Worker Scheme Facilitators Jailed in the US Kejia Wang and Zhenxing Wang compromised the identities of dozens of US persons to help land jobs at over 100 companies. Ionut ArghireApril 17, 2026
Cybercrime Russian Cybercriminal Gets 2-Year Prison Sentence in US Ilya Angelov was a member of the cybercrime group tracked as TA-551, Shathak, Gold Cabin, Monster Libra, and ATK236. Eduard KovacsMarch 25, 2026
Cybercrime US Prisons Russian Access Broker for Aiding Ransomware Attacks Aleksei Volkov has been sentenced to 81 months in prison for his role in Yanluowang ransomware attacks. Eduard KovacsMarch 25, 2026
Cybercrime Ex-US Defense Contractor Executive Jailed for Selling Exploits to Russia Peter Williams was sentenced to 87 months in prison for selling cyber exploits to a Russian broker. Ionut ArghireFebruary 25, 2026
Cybercrime Ukrainian Gets 5 Years in US Prison for Aiding North Korean IT Fraud Oleksandr Didenko sold the stolen identities of US citizens, allowing North Koreans to get hired using freelance work platforms. Ionut ArghireFebruary 23, 2026
Cybercrime 2 Venezuelans Convicted in US for Using Malware to Hack ATMs Dozens of Venezuelan nationals have been charged by the US for their role in ATM jackpotting attacks. Eduard KovacsJanuary 23, 2026
Tracking & Law Enforcement Dutch Port Hacker Sentenced to Prison The 44-year-old individual planted remote access malware on a logistics firm’s systems, with help from employees. Ionut ArghireJanuary 13, 2026
Cybercrime Australian Man Sentenced to Prison for Wi-Fi Attacks at Airports and on Flights Michael Clapsis has been sentenced to 7 years and 4 months in prison for stealing sensitive information. Eduard KovacsDecember 1, 2025
Cybercrime Four-Year Prison Sentence for PowerSchool Hacker Matthew Lane pleaded guilty in May to extorting two companies after hacking into their networks and stealing information. Ionut ArghireOctober 16, 2025
Cybercrime BreachForums Owner Sent to Prison in Resentencing Conor Fitzpatrick, who pleaded guilty in July 2023, was sentenced last year to time served and supervised release. Ionut ArghireSeptember 17, 2025
Cybercrime Developer Who Hacked Former Employer’s Systems Sentenced to Prison Davis Lu was sentenced to four years in prison for installing malicious code on employer’s systems and for deleting encrypted data. Ionut ArghireAugust 22, 2025
Cybercrime Scattered Spider Hacker Sentenced to Prison Noah Urban was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in the notorious cybercriminal operation known as Scattered Spider. Ionut ArghireAugust 21, 2025
Cybercrime Hacktivist Sentenced to 20 Months of Prison in UK Al-Tahery Al-Mashriky of the Yemen Cyber Army has been accused of hacking into and defacing many websites as part of hacktivist campaigns. Eduard KovacsAugust 19, 2025
Cybercrime UK Student Sentenced to Prison for Selling Phishing Kits Ollie Holman was sentenced to prison for selling over 1,000 phishing kits that caused estimated losses of over $134 million. Ionut ArghireJuly 25, 2025
Tracking & Law Enforcement US Targets North Korea’s Illicit Funds: $15M Rewards Offered as American Woman Jailed in IT Worker Scam Christina Chapman was sentenced to prison for helping North Korean IT workers infiltrate US companies and running a laptop farm for them. Ionut ArghireJuly 25, 2025
Cybercrime Nigerian Involved in Hacking US Tax Preparation Firms Sentenced to Prison Kingsley Uchelue Utulu has been sentenced to more than 5 years in prison for his role in a scheme that involved hacking, fraud and... Eduard KovacsJune 9, 2025