Cybercrime Boss Behind Zeus & IcedID Malware Faces 40-Year Slammer Time

Cybercrime’s “Most Wanted” swaps botnets for bars! Vyacheslav “Tank” Penchukov faces a 40-year time-out for masterminding malware mayhem with Zeus and IcedID. Justice bytes back, showing cyber-thugs that Uncle Sam’s got a long digital arm and an even longer memory. #MalwareMastermindCaged

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Looks like the cybercrime carousel has finally stopped spinning for one Ukrainian malware maestro. Vyacheslav "Tank" Penchukov is swapping his keyboard for a prison jumpsuit after a decade-long game of cat-and-mouse with the FBI. The Zeus and IcedID malware operations mastermind could now face up to 40 years of contemplating his life choices—talk about a software update he didn't see coming!

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