Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins, who worked with the NetWalker crew, had $27m (£22.2m) in Bitcoin when arrested
Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins, 34, was a prolific hacker for the Russia-based NetWalker crew
NetWalker operated a ransomware-as-a-service criminal business, offering its malicious software and extortion website to hacker affiliates. NetWalker developers and affiliates split the ransom or, if the victim refuses to pay, a share of the money made from selling the stolen data.Mr Vachon-Desjardins was arrested in Canada in January 2021 and subsequently extradited following a US investigation into the cyber-crime group, which dismantled its online operation and uncovered a database of affiliate details.
"Our encryption algorithms are very strong and your files are very well protected, the only way to get your files back is to co-operate with us and get the decrypter program. For us this is just business."Mr Vachon-Desjardins admits carrying out multiple ransomware attacks from his apartment in Canada
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