Government release

# Canadian National Sentenced in Connection with Ransomware Attacks Resulting in the Payment of Tens of Millions of Dollars in Ransoms

U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs, October 4, 2022. Two NetWalker person-actions: the arrest of Vachon-Desjardins in Gatineau, Quebec on 27 January 2021 by Canadian law enforcement pursuant to a U.S. request, with a search that seized CAD 742,840 and 719 bitcoin; and his sentencing on 4 October 2022 to 20 years in prison with forfeiture of $21,500,000..

**Source type:** Government release

**Published:** October 4, 2022

**Research grade:** P1

**Used in entries:** 2

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs

**Published:** October 4, 2022

**Source type:** Government release

**Research grade:** Source grade P1

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** [https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/canadian-national-sentenced-connection-ransomware-attacks-resulting-payment-tens-millions](https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/canadian-national-sentenced-connection-ransomware-attacks-resulting-payment-tens-millions)

**What it supports:** Two NetWalker person-actions: the arrest of Vachon-Desjardins in Gatineau, Quebec on 27 January 2021 by Canadian law enforcement pursuant to a U.S. request, with a search that seized CAD 742,840 and 719 bitcoin; and his sentencing on 4 October 2022 to 20 years in prison with forfeiture of $21,500,000.

**Dataset id:** src\_usdoj\_vachon\_desjardins\_sentenced\_2022

## Research notes

- The cited /opa/pr/ URL 301-redirects to the /archives/opa/pr/ path recorded here.
- This release spells the first name 'Sebastian'; the Canadian judgment and CourtListener docket use 'Sebastien'.

How this source is used

Cited 2 times across 1 record type.

The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards.

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## Cited by

### Legal actions against people

2 citations

Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person.

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

Arrested, NetWalker ransomware disruption

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

Sentenced, NetWalker ransomware disruption

Later outcome

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