The Moscow City Court has sentenced Ilya Sachkov, the founder of cybersecurity provider Group-IB, to 14 years in prison for ‘state treason.’ The sentence was confirmed on July 26, 2023, by US press agency Associated Press, a few days after the Russian state prosecution asked the court to impose an 18 year jail sentence on Sachkov. Judge Alexander Rybak said, “The court found Sachkov guilty under Article 275 of Russia’s Criminal Code and sentenced him to 14 years in prison with the sentence to be served in a strict regime penal colony.” Sachkov was arrested on September 29, 2021, after criticizing the Russian government’s response to ransomware attacks emanating from the country.

Source: Infosecurity Magazine – Information Security & IT Security