Dossier
Ryuk ransomware
Coverage of Ryuk ransomware in the Nexus archive.
Karen Serobovich Vardanyanperson1Justice Departmentorganization1Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Centerorganization1Universal Health Servicesorganization1Oleg Nikolayevich Lyulyavaperson1Andrii Leonydovich Prykhodchenkoperson1Levon Georgiyovych Avetisyanperson1Armenian manperson1U.S. companiesorganization1
- Armenian national pleads guilty to Ryuk ransomware attacks
An Armenian national, Karen Serobovich Vardanyan, pleaded guilty to participating in Ryuk ransomware attacks against three U.S. organizations in 2019-2020. He agreed to pay $1.2 million in restitution and faces up to 15 years in prison, with co-conspirators accused of extorting over $15 million in Bitcoin from victims.
- Ryuk ransomware member pleads guilty in the US, faces 15 years in prison
A 34-year-old Armenian man pleaded guilty to hacking U.S. companies and deploying Ryuk ransomware, facing 15 years in prison. The case involves the deployment of Ryuk ransomware to encrypt systems of targeted companies.