January 25, 2024 at 07:08PM
Former Trickbot developer Vladimir Dunaev from Russia sentenced to five years and four months in the US for infecting American hospitals and businesses with ransomware and other malware, causing millions in losses. He provided specialized services for the criminal gang, including recruiting coders, managing servers, and developing browser modifications to steal information.
Meeting Notes Takeaways:
– Former Trickbot developer, Vladimir Dunaev, was sentenced to five years and four months in the US for his involvement in infecting American hospitals and businesses with ransomware and malware.
– Dunaev provided specialized technical services for the criminal gang, including recruiting coders, managing servers, encrypting malware, and stealing information from victims’ browsers.
– He also developed browser modifications for widely used open-source browsers, allowing actors to steal passwords and other stored information.
– Dunaev’s activities resulted in defrauding victims of more than $3.4 million between October 2018 and February 2021.
– The gang, including Dunaev, extorted at least $180 million from individuals and organizations worldwide as per the UK National Crime Agency.
– Dunaev was originally indicted in South Korea and was extradited to the US in 2021.
– Notably, Dunaev’s case is part of broader efforts to crack down on Trickbot and related criminal operations, with sanctions imposed on individuals involved in disseminating Conti and Ryuk ransomware along with Trickbot.