Thursday, 5 March, 2026
NetWalker ransomware affiliate sentenced to seven years in prison
By Basit Ansari
<p>Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins, affiliate of the Netwalker ransomware, was sentenced to seven years in jail after pleading guilty on January 31. Desjardins pleaded to five crimes of "theft of computer data, extortion, and payment of cryptocurrency ransoms," and earned more than 2,000 Bitcoin from his attacks and subsequent ransom demands. Desjardins also agreed to partial restitution, seizure of stolen assets, and a DNA order in addition to the seven-year term.</p>
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