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#6 CyberScoop general March 24, 2026 at 14:22 UTC

Russian access broker sentenced to over 6 years in prison for ransomware schemes

By Greg Otto

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Russian cybercriminal Aleksei Volkov received an 81-month federal prison sentence for serving as an initial access broker for the Yanluowang ransomware group. The 26-year-old from St. Petersburg pleaded guilty to six charges related to facilitating ransomware attacks against U.S. companies.

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