Russian National Pleads Guilty to Selling Initial Access to Yanluowang Ransomware Operators
Russian national Alexey Olegovich Volkov has pleaded guilty to providing initial network access to target companies for operators of the Yanluowang ransomware. Between July 2021 and November 2022, Yanluowang operators compromised at least eight companies across the United States.
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According to the FBI, Volkov operated