Friday, 24 March, 2023

NetWalker ransomware affiliate sentenced to seven years in prison

<p>Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins, affiliate of the Netwalker ransomware, was sentenced to seven years in jail after pleading guilty on January 31. Desjardins pleaded to five crimes of &quot;theft of computer data, extortion, and payment of cryptocurrency ransoms,&quot; and earned more than 2,000 Bitcoin from his attacks and subsequent ransom demands. Desjardins also agreed to partial restitution, seizure of stolen assets, and a DNA order in addition to the seven-year term.</p>