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• Russian national Evgenii Ptitsyn pleads guilty to wire fraud conspiracy for role in Phobos ransomware empire

  Published: Mar 5, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  Evgenii Ptitsyn, a 43-year-old administrator of the Phobos ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation, has formally pleaded guilty in a U.S. federal court. Ptitsyn was responsible fo...

• Russian Admin of Phobos Ransomware Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar Wire Fraud Conspiracy

  Published: Mar 5, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  Evgenii Ptitsyn, a 43-year-old Russian national, pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy for his role in managing the Phobos ransomware-as-a-service operation. The cybercrime syndi...