Zeus, IcedID malware gangs leader pleads guilty, faces 40 years in prison

**Executive summary:** Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov, a Ukrainian alleged leader of the JabberZeus (Zeus) and IcedID (Bokbot) malware groups and linked to Maze/Egregor ransomware, pleaded guilty in the U.S. to conspiracy charges involving large-scale theft of banking credentials and facilitation of ransomware attacks; he was arrested in Switzerland, extradited to the U.S., and faces up to 20 years per count at sentencing.