A US court sentences a Latvian national from Moscow to 8.5 years in prison for his extortions while he was a negotiator for Russia's Karakurt ransomware group BleepingComputer 2026-05-06 Sergiu Gatlan Karakurt Related Coverage U.S. court sentences Karakurt ransomware negotiator to 8.5 years Security Affairs · Pierluigi Paganini Conti ransomware gang member sentenced to 102 months in prison Help Net Security · Sinisa Markovic Latvian national sentenced for ransomware attacks run by former Conti leaders CyberScoop · Matt Kapko Ransomware negotiator sentenced for role in major cyber crime group ITPro · Emma Woollacott Latvian Cybercriminal Jailed for Role in Multi-Million Dollar Ransomware Scheme The Cyber Express · Samiksha Jain Karakurt Ransomware Negotiator Sentenced To Prison SecurityWeek · Ionut Arghire Member of Prolific Russian Ransomware Group Sentenced to 102 Months in Prison Cyber Security News · Abinaya