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2024
In the United States, a Ukrainian received 5 years in prison for renting viruses for cyber attacks
On December 18, 2024, the US Department of Justice announced that Ukrainian citizen Mark Sokolovsky was found guilty of conspiracy to commit computer hacking. He was sentenced to five years in prison for renting viruses to carry out cyber attacks. Read more here.
In the United States, a Ukrainian admitted to spreading the Raccoon Infostealer virus and agreed to pay $1 million
On October 7, 2024, the US Department of Justice announced that Ukrainian citizen Mark Sokolovsky pleaded guilty to spreading the Raccoon Infostealer virus. As part of the criminal case, he agreed to pay about $1 million. Read more here