CyberNews
Hacker wanted by the US and Russia extradited to Moscow
Former head of security at Group-IB and its spinoff company F.A.C.C.T., , was handed over to Moscow.
The Record
Kazakhstan to extradite Russian cyber expert to Moscow despite US requests
Nikita Kislitsin will face hacking and extortion charges in his home country, according to Moscow’s Prosecutor General’s Office.
The Record
Ilya Sachkov versus the Kremlin
Ilya Sachkov co-founded the cybersecurity company Group-IB to make the world safe from Russian-speaking cybercriminals. Then he asked Russian authorities to help round them up, and things went spectacularly wrong.
Infosecurity News
Russian Cybersecurity Exec Wanted By Russia and US
Nikita Kislitsin is currently being detained in Kazakhstan
The Record
Kazakhstan refuses to extradite detained Russian cyber expert to US
Nikita Kislitsin was detained in Kazakhstan earlier in June at the request of the U.S., but authorities there are waiting for a court decision on his potential extradition to Russia.
Security Affairs
Security Affairs newsletter Round 430 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Now Abyss Locker also targets VMware ESXi servers Russian APT BlueBravo targets diplomatic entities with GraphicalProton […]
Security Affairs
Group-IB CEO Ilya Sachkov sentenced to 14 years in a strict prison colony
Ilya Sachkov, CEO and co-founder of Group-IB was sentenced to 14 years in a high security prison colony according to the Moscow court announcement. As per the announcement from the Moscow court, Ilya Sachkov, the CEO and co-founder of Group-IB, has been sentenced to 14 years in a high-security prison colony. Sachkov listened to the […]
Security Affairs
Former Group-IB CEO Ilya Sachkov sentenced to 14 years in a strict prison colony
Ilya Sachkov, former CEO and co-founder of Group-IB was sentenced to 14 years in a high security prison colony according to the Moscow court announcement. As per the announcement from the Moscow court, Ilya Sachkov, the former CEO and co-founder of Group-IB, has been sentenced to 14 years in a high-security prison colony. Sachkov listened […]
The Hacker News
Group-IB Co-Founder Sentenced to 14 Years in Russian Prison for Alleged High Treason
Group-IB co-founder & CEO Ilya Sachkov gets 14 years in prison over accusations of providing classified info to foreign intelligence
Infosecurity News
Group-IB Founder Sentenced in Russia to 14 Years for Treason
Reports said Ilya Sachkov was suspected of passing on state secrets
DataBreaches
Group-IB founder Ilya Sachkov sentenced to 14 years in prison for high treason
As seen on Darknet News (EN): Group-IB founder Ilya Sachkov sentenced (https://t.me/vchkogpu/40233) to 14 years in prison for high treason The Moscow City...
SecurityWeek
Russian Cybersecurity Firm Founder Jailed for 14 Years
Russia has sentenced Ilya Sachkov, co-founder of the Group-IB cybersecurity firm, to 14 years in prison on treason charges.
The Record
Russia jails Group-IB co-founder for 14 years in treason case
Ilya Sachkov denied accusations of passing classified information to foreign intelligence and said he will appeal the Moscow court conviction.
Infosecurity News
Russian Prosecutor Asks for 18 Years in Jail for Group-IB Founder
Ilya Sachkov, the founder of cybersecurity provider Group-IB, is accused of state treason
SecurityWeek
Russia Seeks 18 Years in Jail for Founder of Cybersecurity Firm
A Russian prosecutor requested an 18-year prison sentence for Ilya Sachkov, founder of cybersecurity firm Group-IB.
Security Affairs
Former Group-IB manager has been arrested in Kazahstan
The former head of network security at Group-IB has been arrested in Kazakhstan based on a request from U.S. law enforcement. Nikita Kislitsin who worked as the head of network security at Group-IB, as well as its Russian-based spinoff company (known as F.A.C.C.T.), has been arrested in Kazahstan based on a request from the U.S. […]
Security Affairs
Group-IB CEO will remain in jail – complaint denied
On August 18, a Russian judge decided that Ilya Sachkov, founder and CEO of the Russian-led Group-IB, will remain in jail. Ilya Sachkov, founder and CEO of the Russian-led Group-IB will remain in jail following the judge’s decision on August 18th after his defense team filed a complaint according to TASS (Russian Media Agency). Starting […]
Security Affairs
Group-IB CEO remains in prison – the Russian-led company has been ‘blacklisted’ in Italy
The latest executive order from the Italian ACN agency banned Group-IB, a Russian-led cybersecurity firm from working in the government sector The latest executive order from the Italian National Cybersecurity Agency (NCA) banned Group-IB, a Russian-led cybersecurity company from working in the government sector, including 2 other companies – Kaspersky Labs and Positive Technologies. Originally […]
DataBreaches
Group-IB founder arrested in Moscow on state treason charges
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Russian law enforcement agencies have raided the office of cybersecurity company Group-IB and detained its founder and chief executive...
Bleeping Computer
Russia arrests cybersecurity firm CEO after raiding offices
Russian law enforcement on Tuesday has arrested Ilya Sachkov, the co-founder and CEO of cybersecurity company Group-IB, on suspicion of high treason resulting from sharing data with foreign intelligence..