In brief - A U.S. court has sentenced Russian citizen Aleksei Volkov to 81 months in prison for his role in ransomware attacks causing over $9 million in actual losses. - Volkov operated as an "initial access broker," finding vulnerabilities and selling unauthorized access to ransomware groups who then encrypted victims' data. - The 26-year-old must pay $9.2 million in restitution to victims and f...