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  "id": 214565,
  "title": "Belarusian Ransom Cartel Mastermind Gets 16 Years in Prison",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/belarusian-ransom-cartel-mastermind-gets-16-years-in-prison",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-06T09:30:30.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.securityweek.com/belarusian-ransom-cartel-mastermind-gets-16-years-in-prison/"
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  "summary": "Maksim Silnikau was the creator and administrator of the ransomware group and involved in Angler EK’s distribution. The post Belarusian Ransom Cartel Mastermind Gets 16 Years in Prison appeared first on SecurityWeek .",
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        "outlet": "The Hacker News",
        "title": "Ransom Cartel Creator Gets 16 Years in Prison for Operating Ransomware-as-a-Service",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/ransom-cartel-creator-gets-16-years-in-prison-for-operating",
        "published": "2026-08-06T07:19:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Record",
        "title": "Belarusian cybercriminal behind Ransom Cartel gets 16-year prison sentence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/belarusian-cybercriminal-behind-ransom-cartel-gets-16-year-prison",
        "published": "2026-08-06T13:15:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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