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US, UK Police Identify and Charge Russian Leader of LockBit Ransomware Gang
mardi 7 mai 2024, 18:00 , par Slashdot
'Today we are going a step further, charging the individual who we allege developed and administered this malicious cyber scheme, which has targeted over 2,000 victims and stolen more than $100 million in ransomware payments,' Attorney General Merrick B. Garland was quoted as saying in the announcement. According to the DOJ, Khoroshev is from Voronezh, a city in Russia around 300 miles south of Moscow. 'Dmitry Khoroshev conceived, developed, and administered Lockbit, the most prolific ransomware variant and group in the world, enabling himself and his affiliates to wreak havoc and cause billions of dollars in damage to thousands of victims around the globe,' said U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger for the District of New Jersey, where Khoroshev was indicted. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/05/07/1538226/us-uk-police-identify-and-charge-russian-leader-of-...
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