A Russian hacker accused of helping ransomware gangs break into businesses across the United States is set to plead guilty, according to recently filed federal court documents.

25-year-old Aleksey Olegovich Volkov worked as an "initial access broker", a cybercriminal specialist who focuses on the earliest stage of an attack: gaining the first foothold inside a victim's network.

Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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