Rabotnik, Affiliate of Ransomware Group REvil, Sentenced to 13 Years in Jail
Ukrainian national Yaroslav Vasinskyi, also known as Rabotnik, has been sentenced to over 13 years in prison for conducting more than 2,500 ransomware attacks and demanding over $700 million in ransom payments. This sentencing is part of a wider crackdown on ransomware groups promised by U.S. President Joe Biden in November 2021. In March 2022, Russian authorities dismantled REvil, a ransomware group, at the request of the U.S. Rabotnik, 24, has also been ordered to pay over $16 million in restitution for his role as an affiliate of groups using the ransomware variant Sodinokibi or REvil. He was extradited to the U.S. from Poland and pleaded guilty to an 11-count indictment. In 2023, the Department of Justice confiscated nearly 40 bitcoin and $6.1 million in funds traceable to ransom payments received by other conspirators.
