US EditionRussian initial access broker jailed for 81 months in US
Aleksey Volkov sold network access to Yanluowang ransomware operators, causing $9 million in losses and earning $1.5 million in ransom cuts, U.S. prosecutors said.
- On Monday, a United States federal court sentenced 26-year-old Aleksei Volkov to 81 months in prison for operating as an initial access broker for The Yanluowang ransomware operation.
- Volkov, also known as "chubaka.kor," admitted to hacking corporate networks and selling access to The Yanluowang RaaS operation, allowing affiliates to deploy malware and demand payments ranging from $300,000 to $15 million.
- Prosecutors tied Volkov's activities to around $9 million in actual losses and more than $24 million in intended losses, with the Court ordering him to pay at least $9.1 million in restitution to Victims.
- Extradited from Italy to the United States, Volkov's case illustrates an ongoing effort by the Justice Department to target cybercrime enablers, such as IABs, rather than solely pursuing ransomware gangs themselves.
- The FBI discovered evidence linking the Russian national to the notorious LockBit ransomware gang, revealing how specialized brokers facilitate attacks without directly deploying malware or executing extortion demands.
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Russian hacker sentenced to 81 months for Indiana cybercrime
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A Russian citizen was sentenced to more than six years in federal prison for hacking into companies, including ones here in Indiana. Aleksei Volkov, 26, got 81 months in prison for assisting cybercrime groups. A news release issued Monday from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana and the U.S. Department of Justice said Volkov gained and sold access to companies’ computer networks. He and his consp…
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A 26-year-old Russian national who acted as a high-level “gatekeeper” for international cybercrime syndicates was sentenced to 81 months in federal prison on Monday. Aleksei Volkov, a resident of St. Petersburg, appeared in a Southern District of Indiana courtroom to face the music for his role in facilitating a wave of ransomware attacks that crippled […] The $24 Million Keyholder: Russian Access Broker Sentenced To 7 Years For U.S. Ransomware …
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A federal court in Indiana sentenced a Russian cybercriminal to 81 months in prison on charges related to his role as an initial access broker for ransomware groups. Aleksei Volkov, 26, of St. Petersburg, Russia, pleaded guilty in November 2025 to six federal charges stemming from his work with the Yanluowang ransomware group and other cybercriminal organizations between July 2021 and November 2022. He was arrested in Rome and subsequently extra…
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A Russian national was sentenced to nearly 7 years in prison after pleading guilty to acting as an initial access broker (IAB) for Yanluowang ransomware attacks.
Russian Initial Access Broker Sentenced to Prison for Enabling Ransomware Attacks on U.S. Firms
Aleksei Volkov, a 26-year-old Russian national, has been sentenced to 81 months in federal prison for operating as an Initial Access Broker (IAB). His illicit activities directly enabled major cybercrime syndicates, including the notorious Yanluowang ransomware group, to compromise numerous corporate networks across the United States. The attacks facilitated by Volkov resulted in more than […] The post Russian Initial Access Broker Sentenced to …
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