U.S. Charges Russian Man as Boss of LockBit Ransomware Group
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 07 May 2024 17:36:14 +0000
The United States joined the United Kingdom and Australia today in sanctioning 31-year-old Russian national Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev as the alleged leader of the infamous ransomware group LockBit. The U.S. Department of Justice also indicted Khoroshev as the gang’s leader “LockbitSupp,” and charged him with using Lockbit to attack more than 2,000 victims and extort at least $100 million in ransomware payments.
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