The FBI, UK National Crime Agency, and Europol have unveiled sweeping indictments and sanctions against the admin of the LockBit ransomware operation, with the identity of the Russian threat actor revealed for the first time.
  • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
    12·
    9 months ago

    Sanctions and they know who he is? Given that he wasn’t arrested, I’m betting the guy is Russian.

    reads article

    Yup.

    …confirmed to be a Russian national named Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, 31, of Voronezh, Russia, who reportedly earned $100 million as part of the gang’s activities.

    • jaybone@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      8 months ago

      Probably Indian companies that handle US data and are themselves a party to the crimes.