Romanian national was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in NetWalker ransomware attacks

Romanian national was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in NetWalker ransomware attacks, pleading guilty to fraud charges in June.

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Romanian national sentenced to 20 years in prison for involvement in Netwalker ransomware attacks. Pleaded guilty to computer fraud and wire fraud. A significant win for US DOJ in the fight against cybercrime. #Ransomware #Cybercrime #Netwalker #DOJ #Justice
Roemeense netwalker ransomware medeplichtige gevangenisstraf van 20 jaar

Daniel Christian Hulea, een Roemeense man betrokken bij NetWalker ransomware-aanvallen, is veroordeeld tot 20 jaar gevangenisstraf na het bekennen van samenzwe

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Daniel Christian Hulea, a Romanian national, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in connection with NetWalker ransomware attacks.

DOJ's press release:

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/romanian-national-sentenced-20-years-prison-connection-netwalker-ransomware-attacks

#ransomware #databreach #NetWalker

Romanian National Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison in Connection with NetWalker Ransomware Attacks Resulting in the Payment of Millions of Dollars in Ransoms

A Romanian man was sentenced today for his role in the NetWalker ransomware attacks to 20 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $21,500,000 and his interests in an Indonesian limited liability company and associated luxury resort property under construction in Bali, Indonesia — a business venture he financed with proceeds from the attacks. He was also ordered to pay

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Crimeware server used by NetWalker ransomware seized and shut down - The site was running from 2014 and allegedly raked in more than $20m, which the DOJ is se... https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2023/08/14/crimeware-server-used-by-netwalker-ransomware-seized-and-shut-down/ #ransomware #lawℴ #netwalker #phishing #bust #doj
Crimeware server used by NetWalker ransomware seized and shut down

The site was running from 2014 and allegedly raked in more than $20m, which the DOJ is seeking to claw back…

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@inlovewithpda @solene

* Build links 2.29 against said local openssl and install it locally. Works in graphics mode. The supplied Firefox doesn't work anymore, because it's linked against the old openssl and doesn't support current TLS/SSL protocols.
* Build SDL2 (2.0.12). Doesn't seem to work.
* Build Decker and play flappy bird.

(edit: correct links version)

(file under procrastination)

#sharp #netwalker #occ #occ23

Maybe of interest to the folks currently participating in the Old Computer Challenge:

I have reactivated my Sharp Netwalker PC-Z1.
It still runs Ubuntu 9.04, but I managed to do the following:
* Install a dev environment
* install current version of some GNU tools.
* compile openssl 1.1.1u instead of the installed 0.9.8i (cough, cough) and install it locally.

(1/2) tbc

#sharp #netwalker #occ23 #occ

/cc @inlovewithpda @solene

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