Cybercrime Syrian Hacker Gets Prison Time in US After Over a Decade on the Run A US court sentenced Syrian hacker Ahmad Umar Agha to 42 months for pro-Assad attacks on media, businesses, and government entities. Eduard Kovacs4 days ago
Cybercrime Ukrainian Hive and Nefilim Ransomware Affiliate Gets 70 Months in US Prison Artem Stryzhak was sentenced to 70 months in prison after pleading guilty to using Nefilim ransomware in attacks. Ionut Arghire7 days ago
Cybercrime Insider Cyber Extortion Plot Against Industrial Firm Lands Engineer in Prison The former core infrastructure engineer deleted admin accounts, reset hundreds of passwords, and demanded 20 bitcoin to spare the company’s servers. Kevin TownsendOctober 10, 2026
Cybercrime Prison Sentence for Former US Soldier Who Hacked AT&T and Verizon Cameron John Wagenius was sentenced to 70 months in prison for stealing information from the wireless carriers. Ionut ArghireSeptember 28, 2026
Cybercrime US Court Sentences Armenian Man to Prison for Ryuk Ransomware Attacks Karen Vardanyan has also been ordered to pay over $1.2 million in restitution to victims. Eduard KovacsSeptember 24, 2026
Cybercrime Ukrainian Conti Ransomware Developer Sentenced to 4 Years in US Prison Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko has been sentenced to 4 years in prison after he was arrested in Ireland in 2023. Eduard KovacsSeptember 11, 2026
Cybercrime Belarusian Ransom Cartel Mastermind Gets 16 Years in Prison Maksim Silnikau was the creator and administrator of the ransomware group and involved in Angler EK’s distribution. Ionut ArghireAugust 6, 2026
Cybercrime Two Scattered Spider Hackers Sentenced to Jail in UK Thalha Jubair and Owen Flowers were prosecuted over a 2024 cyberattack targeting Transport for London (TfL). Eduard KovacsJuly 16, 2026
Cybercrime Third US Security Expert Sentenced to Prison for Helping Ransomware Gang Angelo Martino, a former ransomware negotiator, was sentenced to 70 months for helping the BlackCat/Alphv group. Eduard KovacsJuly 10, 2026
Cybercrime Third DraftKings Hacker Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison Nathan Austad has been ordered to pay roughly $1.8 million in forfeiture and restitution, and the sentence also includes 3 years of supervised release. Eduard KovacsJune 24, 2026
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