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How Did Authorities Identify the Alleged Lockbit Boss?

May 13, 2024 0 Comments 3k@xakep.ru, 7.9521020220, A Little Sunshine, antichat, Breadcrumbs, cerber, constella intelligence, d.horoshev@gmail.com, dmitrij ju horoshev, dmitry yuriyevich khoroshev, Exploit, icq number 669316, intel 471, khoroshev1@icloud.com, lockbit, lockbitsupp, Ne'er-Do-Well News, nerowolfe, pin@darktower.su, putinkrab, Ransomware, Ransomware as a Service, sitedev5@yandex.ru, stairwell.ru, tkaner.com, u.s. department of the treasury, verified

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 13 May 2024 11:26:27 +0000

Last week, the United States joined the U.K. and Australia in sanctioning and charging a Russian man named Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev as the leader of the infamous LockBit ransomware group. LockBit’s leader “LockBitSupp” claims the feds named the wrong guy, saying the charges don’t explain how they connected him to Khoroshev. This post examines the activities of Khoroshev’s many alter egos on the cybercrime forums, and tracks the career of a gifted malware author who has written and sold malicious code for the past 14 years.

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FBI Arrests Alleged Owner of Deer.io, a Top Broker of Stolen Accounts

March 17, 2020 0 Comments antichat, Breadcrumbs, firsov arrest, firsov indictment, hm@mail.ru, isis, kirill firsov, Ne'er-Do-Well News, xeka

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 14:17:42 +0000

FBI officials last week arrested a Russian computer security researcher on suspicion of operating deer.io, a vast marketplace for buying and selling stolen account credentials for thousands of popular online services and stores. Kirill V. Firsov was arrested Mar. 7 after arriving at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport, according to court documents unsealed Monday. Prosecutors with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California allege Firsov was the administrator of deer.io, an online platform that hosted more than 24,000 shops for selling stolen and/or hacked usernames and passwords for a variety of top online destinations.