A 35-year-old Armenian national, Karen Vardanyan, was sentenced to two years in prison for helping carry out Ryuk ransomware attacks from Ukraine and Russia in 2019 and 2020. The case involved multiple victims across the United States, including a Michigan company, a Texas school, and other organizations, and resulted in about $1.2 million in restitution. #Ryuk #KarenVardanyan #JusticeDepartment
Keypoints
- Karen Vardanyan was sentenced to two years in prison for his role in Ryuk attacks.
- He was extradited from Ukraine and pleaded guilty to fraud-related charges in July.
- Victims included a Michigan company, a Texas school, and a technology company in Oregon.
- Prosecutors said the group deployed Ryuk on hundreds of compromised systems from 2019 to 2020.
- The group received about 1,160 bitcoins in ransom payments, worth more than $15 million at the time.
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