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Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins was one of NetWalker's most active affiliates, according to US court filings

After being extradited to the United States, a former Canadian government employee has pleaded guilty to charges related to his role in NetWalker ransomware attacks.

A former federal public servant from Gatineau, Que., who pleaded guilty in Canada after a ransomware investigation that netted tens of millions of dollars' worth of seized bitcoin, has now pleaded guilty to similar charges in the U.S.

Security Boulevard Community Chats Webinars Library Top 5 Ransomware Attacks to Watch Out for in 2021 Security researchers have uncovered that year-on-year ransomware attacks are doubling in number. According to a report from TechTarget, the average ransom payment has increased by 43% as compared to Q4 of 2020. That is $220,298 from $154,108 in Q4 2020.  Reportedly, the year 2020 witnessed a double ransomware attack due to remote working culture in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The lack of work from home cyber security measures was the biggest reason behind the surge in cy...

The Week in Ransomware - February 12th 2021 - More keys released By This week we saw another ransomware shut down its operation and a significant attack against Cyberpunk 2077 game developer CD Projekt Red. Another operation known as Ziggy Ransomware shut down this week and released the decryption keys for victims. This shut down was due to increased concern about law enforcement action after the disruption and arrests in the Netwalker Ransomware operation.