Denis Dubnikov, Alleged Participation in Ryuk Ransomware Attack, Pleads Guilty in US Court, Will Be Sentenced April 11

Denis Dubnikov, a Russian citizen allegedly involved in the Ryuk ransomware attack on U.S. citizens, has pleaded guilty in a U.S. court to conspiracy to commit money laundering, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison, three years in prison and a $500,000 fine. Denis Dubnikov will be sentenced on April 11, 2023. In July 2019, an American company paid the 250 bitcoin Ryuk ransom following a ransomware attack, and Dubnikov accepted 35 bitcoins from an accomplice on or about July 11, 2019, in Moscow, Russia, according to court documents. , in exchange for about $400,000. On November 2, 2021, Denis Dubnikov was arrested in Amsterdam on the basis of a provisional arrest warrant. On August 16, 2022, he was extradited to the United States.