Russian botnet operator linked to major ransomware attacks sentenced in US

2026-03-25T14:51:55Zf3fc61d3802fdd38ce603fd47d17e3eb5470dddf25a284e3bfe58e4073ed68c2
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Series of cybersecurity stories: Ilya Angelov, a 40-year-old from Tolyatti, Russia, pleaded guilty and was sentenced in the U.S. for operating a botnet that other criminals leveraged to breach corporate systems and deploy ransomware. At RSA Conference, NCSC CEO Richard Horne warned that cyber risks are increasingly consequential and urged a “full court press” response. The U.K. will pilot social media restrictions for certain families as it considers a potential teen social media ban. The NCSC also warned that emerging “vibe coding” practices could reshape the SaaS industry and introduce new,未

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