A Russian citizen, Aleksei Volkov, was sentenced to 81 months in prison for helping ransomware groups carry out attacks causing over $9 million in actual losses and over $24 million in intended losses, after being arrested in Italy and extradited to the United States where he pleaded guilty. According to prosecutors, Volkov was an initial access broker who found vulnerabilities in computer networks, gained unauthorized access, and sold that access to other cybercriminals. Volkov’s co-conspirators … More → The post Russian initial access broker helped ransomware gangs extort millions, sentenced to 81 months appeared first on Help Net Security.