News report

# NetWalker ransomware affiliate sentenced to 80 months in prison

BleepingComputer, February 8, 2022. Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins' Canadian sentence of six years and eight months (80 months), reported 8 February 2022 with the ruling delivered 'on Monday', i.e. 7 February 2022..

**Source type:** News report

**Published:** February 8, 2022

**Research grade:** S1

**Used in entries:** 1

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** BleepingComputer

**Published:** February 8, 2022

**Source type:** News report

**Research grade:** Source grade S1

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Not an official publication

**Address:** [https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/netwalker-ransomware-affiliate-sentenced-to-80-months-in-prison/](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/netwalker-ransomware-affiliate-sentenced-to-80-months-in-prison/)

**What it supports:** Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins' Canadian sentence of six years and eight months (80 months), reported 8 February 2022 with the ruling delivered 'on Monday', i.e. 7 February 2022.

**Dataset id:** src\_bleepingcomputer\_netwalker\_affiliate\_sentenced\_2022

## Research notes

- By Sergiu Gatlan.
- This is the Canadian (Ontario) sentence, not the later United States sentencing in the Middle District of Florida; the two should not be conflated.

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## Cited by

### Legal actions against people

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Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person.

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[Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins](https://takedownindex.org/people/sebastien-vachon-desjardins)

Sentenced, NetWalker ransomware disruption

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