Artem Stryzhak gets 70 months for Nefilim and Hive ransomware attacks targeting hospitals, government agencies and businesses in the US and overseas.
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Ukrainian ransomware crook Artem Stryzhak has been sentenced to 70 months in the slammer by a New York federal court for his role as an affiliate of the Nefilim and Hive ransomware gangs. Prosecutors believe the cybercriminal began working with Nefilim in or around June 2021, while living in Barcelona, Spain. The…
A Ukrainian man who carried out ransomware attacks for both the Nefilim and Hive gangs, including attacks on law firms and a healthcare provider during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been sentenced to 70 months in a US prison. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
A 36-year-old Ukrainian national was sentenced to 70 months in prison for participating in a string of ransomware attacks targeting various critical infrastructure operators and businesses from the middle of 2018 to late 2021, the Justice Department said Tuesday. Artem Aleksandrovych Stryzhak was involved in…