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Karakurt extortion gang ‘cold case’ negotiator gets 8.5 years in prison

Sergiu Gatlan · 1 day ago · Read original ↗

ATT&CK techniques detected

6 predictions
T1657Financial Theft
98%
“##jovs ( also known online as " sforza _ cesarini " ) was a member of the karakurt extortion operation ( led by former conti ransomware gang leaders ) that compromised company systems, stole data, and demanded ransom from victims under threat of publicly leaking or selling the da…”
T1587.004Exploits
76%
“chained four zero - days into one exploit that bypassed both renderer and os sandboxes. a wave of new exploits is coming. at the autonomous validation summit ( may 12 & 14 ), see how autonomous, context - rich validation finds what ' s exploitable, proves controls hold, and close…”
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
66%
“karakurt extortion gang ‘ cold case ’ negotiator gets 8. 5 years in prison a latvian national extradited to the united states was sentenced to 8. 5 years in prison for his " cold case " negotiator role in the russian karakurt ransomware group. 35 - year - old deniss zolotarjovs (…”
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
43%
“in over $ 56 million in losses, including approximately $ 2. 8 million in ransom payments. this loss estimate only includes known victim companies and does not include an additional 41 victim companies that made $ 13 million in ransom payments during that same period but for whom…”
T1657Financial Theft
37%
“in over $ 56 million in losses, including approximately $ 2. 8 million in ransom payments. this loss estimate only includes known victim companies and does not include an additional 41 victim companies that made $ 13 million in ransom payments during that same period but for whom…”
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
30%
“##jovs ( also known online as " sforza _ cesarini " ) was a member of the karakurt extortion operation ( led by former conti ransomware gang leaders ) that compromised company systems, stole data, and demanded ransom from victims under threat of publicly leaking or selling the da…”

Summary

A Latvian national extradited to the United States was sentenced to 8.5 years in prison for his "cold case" negotiator role in the Russian Karakurt ransomware group. [...]