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May 2 (UPI) -- A Ukrainian hacker accused of being down nan infamous Kaseya cyberattack of 2021 has been sentenced to much than 13 years successful situation for his domiciled successful thousands of ransomware crimes.
Yaroslav Vasinskyi, 24, was sentenced Wednesday to 13 years and 7 months successful situation and ordered to salary much than $16 cardinal successful restitution.
Federal prosecutors accused him of being down 2,500 ransomware attacks, including nan deed connected U.S.-based package institution Kaseya successful nan summertime of 2021 erstwhile nan United States was confronting a bid of high-profile cyberattacks connected backstage companies and infrastructure.
They said Vasinskyi was an connection of nan REvil cybercriminal organization, which besides goes by nan sanction Sodinokibi, and that he was nan writer of nan ransomware utilized successful nan Kaseya attack.
Kaseya astatine nan clip said immoderate 1,500 business had been impacted, while President Joe directed nan government's afloat resources to analyse nan crime.
"Deploying nan REvil ransomware variant, nan suspect reached retired crossed nan globe to request hundreds of millions of dollars from U.S. victims," Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said successful a statement.
"But this lawsuit shows nan Justice Department's scope is besides world -- moving pinch our world partners, we are bringing to justness those who target U.S. victims, and we are disrupting nan broader cybercrime ecosystem."
His indictment was announced successful November of 2021 by Attorney General Merrick Garland who said Vasinskyi personally installed nan ransomware connected U.S.-based company's network.
Vasinskyi was arrested successful Poland and charged successful nan United States successful nan autumn 2021 and later pleaded blameworthy successful nan Northern District of Texas to an 11-count indictment charging him pinch an array of offenses including conspiracy to perpetrate fraud, harm to protected computers and conspiracy to perpetrate money laundering.
