Russian hackers get 7 and 5 years in prison for large-scale cyber attacks with ransomware, over 60 million euros in bitcoins seized

A Brussels court sentenced the alleged developer of the Crylock ransomware to 7 years and his former partner to 5 years (1 year suspended) after determining they infected thousands of computers, extorted victims for ransom, and amassed over €60 million in bitcoin proceeds that were confiscated.