Four REvil ransomware crooks walk free, escape gulag fate, after admitting guilt

Four convicted members of the REvil ransomware operation were released after serving most of five-year sentences, while four other alleged members remain in Russian penal colonies with sentences from 4.5 to six years; the report recounts convictions for creating and using malicious programs and carding offences, highlights REvil's history of high-profile ransomware attacks (including Kaseya) and notes a separate US conviction resulting in a nearly 14-year sentence and ordered restitution.