Initial Access Broker sentenced to 81 months in prison for enabling Yanluowang ransomware gang

A press release from the US Department of Justice about a Russian initial access broker who pleaded guilty in November 2025 A court in the Southern District of Indiana today sentenced a Russian citizen Aleksei Volkov to 81 months in prison for assisting major cybercrime groups including the Yanluowang ransomware group in carrying out numerous Source