Executive Summary

An Armenian national extradited from Ukraine to the United States was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for orchestrating Ryuk ransomware attacks that targeted organizations worldwide, including a company in Oregon. The sentence is followed by three years of supervised release.

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Intelligence Metadata - Source Publisher: DataBreaches.net - Published Date: 2026-09-23T16:00:14+00:00 - Category: malware

Original Description: Abinaya reports: An Armenian national extradited from Ukraine to the United States has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in Ryuk ransomware attacks that targeted organizations worldwide, including a company in Oregon. Karen Vardanyan, 35, received a 24-month federal prison sentence followed by 3 years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s... Source

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