Armenian national pleads guilty to Ryuk ransomware attacks
Karen Vardanyan faces up to 15 years in federal prison and agreed to pay nearly $1.2 million in restitution.
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Ryuk ransomware
Ryuk ransomware operator extradited to US, faces five years in federal prison
Karen Vardanyan and his co-conspirators allegedly deployed ransomware on hundreds of machines in 2019 and 2020, extorting more than $15 million from victims at the time.
Ryuk ransomware develops worm-like capabilities, France warns
The latest Ryuk disclosure is not welcome news for hospitals already struggling to fend off ransomware.
Universal Health Services reports $67 million in losses after apparent ransomware attack
Cybercrime has been costly to the health sector during the pandemic.
Emotet, NetWalker and TrickBot have taken big blows, but will it be enough?
The idea might not be to shut the cybercrime operations down entirely, but to make their lives very difficult.
DOD contractor Electronic Warfare Associates hit with Ryuk ransomware
The company's CEO told CyberScoop it has no intentions of paying the ransom.
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Researchers paint different portraits of hackers behind Ryuk ransomware
Analysts poring over Ryuk are coming to different conclusions, highlighting the subjective side of cyberthreat studies.
Ryuk ransomware shows Russian criminal group is going big or going home
A subset of a Russian hacking group has raked in $3.7 million since August using Ryuk.