LockBit Member Mikhail Vasiliev Sentenced to Four Years in Prison

by | Mar 13, 2024 | Firewall Daily, Hacker News, LockBit member arrested, LockBit members, LockBit Ransomware, Mikhail Vasiliev, Operation Cronos, The Cyber Express

In a new development in the global fight against the LockBit ransomware group, Mikhail Vasiliev, a resident of Bradford, Ont., has been sentenced to four years in prison. Vasiliev, a Russian-Canadian, pleaded guilty to eight counts of cyber extortion, mischief,...

Feds Seize LockBit Ransomware Websites, Offer Decryption Tools, Troll Affiliates

by | Feb 29, 2024 | Artur Sungatov, Bassterlord, europol, FBI, Ivan Gennadievich Kondratyev, Lockbit, LockBitSupp, Mark Stockley, Mikhail Matveev, Mikhail Vasiliev, NCA, Ne'er-Do-Well News, Operation Cronos, ProDaft, Ransomware, Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov, U.K. National Crime Agency

U.S. and U.K. authorities have seized the darknet websites run by LockBit, a prolific and destructive ransomware group that has claimed more than 2,000 victims worldwide and extorted over $120 million in payments. Instead of listing data stolen from ransomware victims...