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Russian Initial Access Broker Handed 81-Month Sentence

2026-03-24 · Read original ↗

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T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
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"russian initial access broker handed 81 - month sentence a prolific initial access broker ( iab ) who played a key role in dozens of ransomware attacks costing victims over $ 9m, has been sentenced to 81 months behind bars in the us. russian national, aleksei volkov, 26, of st. p…"
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
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"##b for several “ major cybercrime groups, ” including the yanluowang ransomware operation. iabs continue to comprise an important part of the cybercrime supply chain, selling unauthorized access to networks to mainly ransomware - as - a - service ( raas ) outfits. this helps to …"
T1585.002Email Accounts
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"##b for several “ major cybercrime groups, ” including the yanluowang ransomware operation. iabs continue to comprise an important part of the cybercrime supply chain, selling unauthorized access to networks to mainly ransomware - as - a - service ( raas ) outfits. this helps to …"

Summary

Russian cybercriminal Aleksei Volkov has received close to seven years behind bars for role in Yanluowang ransomware