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Netwalker ransomware affiliate sentenced to 20 years in prison

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Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins, a 34-year-old Canadian man, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison and demanded to forfeit $21.5 million for his attacks on a Tampa company and other entities. He will also serve three years of supervised release after he gets out of prison. During this term, he will not be allowed to have a job or use a computer capable of connecting to the Internet.

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CTV News

Canadian man sentenced to 20 years in U.S. prison for NetWalker ransomware attacks

A U.S. court has sentenced a Canadian man to 20 years in prison for his role in a number of cyberattacks involving the ransomware NetWalker.

2 years ago·Canada

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CBC News

Canadian ransomware hacker likened to modern-day 'Jesse James' gets 20 years in U.S. prison

Former Canadian government IT specialist turned ransomware hacker Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins has been sentenced to a 20-year prison term in the United States in what a federal court judge called “the worst case he’s ever seen.”

2 years ago·Canada

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The Hill

Canadian sentenced in NetWalker ransomware attacks

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday sentenced a Canadian national to 20 years in prison and ordered him to forfeit more than $21 million for his role in NetWalker ransomware attacks. The DOJ said the defendant, Sebastian Vachon-Desjardins, participated in a sophisticated form of ransomware known as NetWalker, which has targeted dozens of victims across the…

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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TechCrunch

NetWalker ransomware affiliate sentenced to 20 years in prison

A former Canadian government employee has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in a ransomware scheme that netted him more than $21 million.Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins, a 34-year-old from Quebec, was sentenced in a Florida court on Tuesday after pleading guilty to charges related to his involvement in the prolific Netwalker ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation. Vachon-Desjardins operated as an affiliate for NetWalker, where it i…

2 years ago·United States

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Ottawa Citizen

Gatineau man sentenced to 20 years in prison for role in ransomware operation

A U.S. federal court judge sentenced a Gatineau man to 20 years in prison on Tuesday for using ransomware to extort millions of dollars from companies, municipalities and hospitals.

2 years ago·Ottawa, Canada

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