The Developer of Trickbot Malware Is Sentenced For 5 Years

 Another cyber criminal is arrested for having infected some hospitals in USA.

The individual, extradited from South Korea in 2021, is sentenced to five years in prison for developing the Trickbot malware.

The Trickbot malware caused tens of millions of dollars in losses in USA.

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"A former Trickbot developer has been sent down for five years and four months for his role in infecting American hospitals and businesses with ransomware and other malware, costing victims tens of millions of dollars in losses."

"Dunaev also confessed to writing code used to steal secrets from infected computers. Between October 2018 and February 2021 alone, the crew defrauded victims out of more than $3.4 million, the court documents claim.

According to the UK National Crime Agency, the gang has extorted at least $180 million (£145 million) from people and organizations worldwide."