A Russian national has been sentenced to two years in prison after admitting that the phishing botnet he managed was used to launch BitPaymer ransomware attacks against 72 U.S. companies.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-man-sentenced-for-operating-botnet-used-in-ransomware-attacks/

Manager of botnet used in ransomware attacks gets 2 years in prison

A Russian national has been sentenced to two years in prison after admitting that the phishing botnet he managed was used to launch BitPaymer ransomware attacks against 72 U.S. companies.

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@BleepingComputer Looks like Angelov didn’t give his due respects to Putin. Tsk tsk.