Russian hacker Aleksei Volkov gets 81 months in U.S. prison for brokering access that enabled major ransomware groups to attack companies, causing over $9 million in losses and $24 million more intended

A U.S. federal court sentenced Russian citizen Aleksei Volkov to 81 months in prison for acting as an initial access broker—breaking into corporate networks and selling that access to ransomware gangs, including Yanluowang. According to the Justice Department, Volkov’s activity helped enable dozens of ransomware attacks against U.S. companies and other organizations, causing more than $9 million in actual losses and more than $24 million in intended losses.

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