Russia Sends Cybersecurity CEO to Jail for 14 Years
Summary: The Russian government convicted Ilya Sachkov, founder and former CEO of cybersecurity firm Group-IB, of treason and sentenced him to 14 years in prison after a three-week trial closed to the public, with the charges kept classified. Sachkov, 37, was detained in September 2021, pleaded not guilty, and had faced a prosecutors' request of 18 years; Group-IB said he was denied calls, letters, and family visits for the first few months of detention.
Bottom line: Sachkov had publicly criticized the Kremlin for ignoring ransomware emanating from Russia, and he joins a roster of former Russian cybercrime fighters - including Sergei Mikhailov, sentenced to 22 years in 2019 - now serving hard time on treason charges whose substance has never been disclosed.
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