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Estonian Ransomware Operator Gets 66-Month Sentence

Estonian national Maksim Berezan, 37, sentenced to 66 months in U.S. federal prison for yearslong role in facilitating computer intrusions. Officials say he was ordered to pay more than $36 million in restitution. Berezan was apprehended in Latvia and extradited to the United States. He is also accused of participating in at least 13 ransomware attacks, seven of which were against U.,S. victims. He also used his stolen money to buy two Porsches, a Ducati motorcycle and an assortment of jewelry.”]

Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/estonian-ransomware-operator-gets-66-month-sentence-a-18798

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