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Another member of the Trickbot malware crew now faces a lengthy prison sentence amid US law enforcement's ongoing search for its leading members. Russian national Vladimir Dunaev, 40, faces a maximum sentence of 35 years in prison for his involvement in the now-shuttered Trickbot malware, which was often used to deploy …

  1. Pascal Monett Silver badge

    "$34 million of which came from 149 victims in the UK"

    That's almost $230K from each.

    They certainly hit the jackpot on that run.

    That being said, actually being condemned to not even three years after facing a lifetime in jail ? Somehow that feels a trifle light.

    Seems that white-collar crime does pay. Again.

    1. Clausewitz4.0 Bronze badge
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      Re: "$34 million of which came from 149 victims in the UK"

      Seems that white-collar crime does pay. Again.

      Not as much as intelligence-related experimental remote-torture / LLM technology. USA adversaries pays bigger bucks for that.

    2. trindflo Silver badge

      not even three years

      While hearing about light sentences can be frustrating, I suspect prosecutors got something for the light sentence.

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