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Conti, Akira ransomware affiliate given 8-year sentence

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“most frequently observed malware family in 2025 and researchers have tied more than 100 attacks this year to the operation. his former ransomware associates “ have only grown more dangerous, becoming one of the most, if not the most, most active ransomware groups today, ” prosecu…”
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“conti, akira ransomware affiliate given 8 - year sentence conti, akira ransomware affiliate given 8 - year sentence a latvian ransomware affiliate was sentenced to more than eight years in prison for conducting attacks on behalf of several criminal brands including conti and akir…”
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“from about june 2021 to march 2023 — the organization stole from and extorted over 53 companies. prosecutors said he helped cause $ 56 million in losses, including nearly $ 3 million in ransom payments. they noted that this is likely a severe undercount of the financial impact ca…”
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“behind bars, ” said assistant attorney general a. tysen duva. “ deniss zolotarjovs helped his ransomware gang profit from hacks of dozens of companies, and even on a government entity whose 911 system was forced offline. he also used stolen children ’ s health information to incr…”
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“to hundreds of patients as a threat. zolotarjovs, who is a 35 - year - old latvian citizen but was born in moscow, worked for a cybercriminal group that was run by a former leader of the prolific but now - defunct conti ransomware gang. prosecutors identified the group as karakur…”
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“conti, akira ransomware affiliate given 8 - year sentence conti, akira ransomware affiliate given 8 - year sentence a latvian ransomware affiliate was sentenced to more than eight years in prison for conducting attacks on behalf of several criminal brands including conti and akir…”
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“from about june 2021 to march 2023 — the organization stole from and extorted over 53 companies. prosecutors said he helped cause $ 56 million in losses, including nearly $ 3 million in ransom payments. they noted that this is likely a severe undercount of the financial impact ca…”

Summary

Deniss Zolotarjovs pleaded guilty in July 2025 to money laundering and wire fraud charges after being arrested in the country of Georgia.