Risky Bulletin Newsletter
May 08, 2024
Risky Biz News: LockBit leader unmasked, charged, and sanctioned
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Law enforcement agencies have doxed, charged, and sanctioned the administrator of the LockBit ransomware operation.
Officials say the LockBit admin—known as LockBitSupp—is a 31-year-old Russian national named Dimitry Yuryevich Khoroshev from the city of Voronezh in Southwest Russia.
On Tuesday, the US Justice Department unveiled a 26-count indictment in Khoroshev's name, claiming he personally pocketed more than $100 million from LockBit ransom payments. That's about a fifth of all LockBit ransom payments.