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Latvian national involved with Karakurt and other ransomware gangs sentenced for his role in ransomware organization

·Source: DataBreaches.net

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From the DOJ’s press release: A Latvian national was sentenced today to 102 months in prison for his role in a major Russian ransomware organization that stole from and extorted over 54 companies. According to court documents, Deniss Zolotarjovs (Денисс Золотарёвс), 35, of Moscow, Russia, was a member of a ransomware organization led by former... Source

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From the DOJ’s press release: A Latvian national was sentenced today to 102 months in prison for his role in a major Russian ransomware organization that stole from and extorted over 54 companies. According to court documents, Deniss Zolotarjovs (Денисс Золотарёвс), 35, of Moscow, Russia, was a member of a ransomware organization led by former... Source
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Originally published by DataBreaches.net on May 4, 2026.

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