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13 Years In US Prison For Ukrainian REvil Hacker

Ukrainian sentenced to 13 years in US prison for role in REvil ransomware attacks (Credit: AFP)

A Ukrainian man was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison in Texas on Wednesday for his role in ransomware attacks by the notorious Russia-based REvil hacking group, the US Justice Department said.

Yaroslav Vasinskyi, 24, who was extradited to the United States from Poland in 2022, pleaded guilty that same year to charges of conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering and damaging protected computers.

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