Foreign National Admits Guilt in $15 Million Bitcoin Ransomware Campaign Against U.S. Companies

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According to the U.S. Department of Justice, a foreign national extradited from abroad recently admitted his central role in ransomware attacks that disrupted U.S. businesses. The defendant pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy and computer fraud charges related to the Ryuk ransomware strain used in 2019 and 2020. Prosecutors stated that the defendant and co-conspirators illegally accessed computer networks of victim companies, including a Michigan-based firm that paid 200 bitcoin (approximately $1.1 million at the time), a company in Wilsonville, Oregon, and a school in Texas. The group received approximately 1,610 bitcoins in total ransom payments, valued at over $15 million at the time of payment.
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