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Ransom Cartel Operator Sentenced to 16 Years in US Prison
Maksim Silnikau, a 40-year-old Belarusian national identified by U.S. authorities as the creator and leader of the Ransom Cartel ransomware operation, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison. Silnikau, who used online aliases such as J.P. Morgan, targa, xxx, and lansky, was active on Russian-speaking cybercrime forums for nearly two decades and was previously described by the U.K. National…
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Honeypot Researcher Finds Bot's Plea for Help
A cybersecurity researcher operating a honeypot has observed unusual network activity from a bot that appears to be a distressed plea for assistance. The bot, rather than engaging in typical malicious scanning or exploitation, utilizes a specific URL path to convey a message that suggests a person in Belarus is seeking help.