(AP) —A Ukrainian man has pleaded guilty to involvement in two separate malware schemes including a cyberattack at the University of Vermont Medical Center in 2020 that temporarily shut down some of its vital services and cost it tens of millions of dollars, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov, also known as Vyacheslav Igoravich Andreev, 37, pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Nebraska to one count of conspiracy to break U.S. anti-racketeering law and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Photos You Should See View All 33 ImagesThat allowed other suspicious software, like ransonware, to access infected computers, which is what happened at the University of Vermont Medical Center in October 2020, the Justice Department said.
The attack “left the medical center unable to provide many critical patient services for over two weeks, creating a risk of death or serious bodily injury to patients,” the Justice Department said in a statement.
He faces up to 20 years in prison on each count when he sentenced May 9.
Persons:
LINCOLN, Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov, Vyacheslav Igoravich Andreev, Penchukov, “
Organizations:
University of Vermont Medical Center, U.S . Department of Justice, Records, Justice Department, Department, Justice
Locations:
Neb, Nebraska, Switzerland, United States