Latvian National Sentenced for Role in Russian Ransomware Organization

📌 A 35-year-old Latvian national, Deniss Zolotarjovs (Денисс Золотарёвс), was sentenced to 102 months in prison for his role in a Russian ransomware organization. Zolotarjovs, based in Moscow, was part of a group that extorted and stole data from over 54 companies. The sentencing was announced by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on May 4, 2026. The organization he was involved with had ties to the Karakurt ransomware gang and other ransomware operations. No specific technical details, CVE IDs, or exact victim names were disclosed in the report.