Netwalker Ransomware Hacker Forfeited $21 Million in Bitcoin

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• A hacker who used the Netwalker malware to extort over $40 million from victims was sentenced last week
• Sébastien Vachon-Desjardins pleaded guilty in July to extortion using the malware
• 719 bitcoin was found in his possession during his arrest in January last year

A hacker who used the Netwalker ransomware bug to steal tens of millions of dollars in 2020 and had 719 bitcoin seized in a raid was last week sentenced to 20 ye