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Russian ransomware administrator pleads guilty in US to wire fraud charge

( March 4, 2026, 22:23 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A Russian national pleaded guilty in US federal court to a wire fraud conspiracy charge connected to a ransomware conspiracy. Evgenii Ptitsyn administered the sale, distribution, and operation of Phobos ransomware, a ransomware that victimized more than 1,000 public and private entities in the US and around the world, and extorted ransom payments worth more than $39 million, prosecutors said.Statement follows below:...

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