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,...

LockBit 4.0: Rebooting a Ransomware Empire – Can the FBI Contain the Resurgent Threat?

by | Feb 29, 2024 | Cyber Warfare, Cyberattack News, FBI, Features, Firewall Daily, law enforcement organizations, LockBit 4.0, LockBit 4.0 Return, LockBit ransomware group, Operation Cronos, PHP vulnerability, The Cyber Express, The Cyber Express News

LockBit 4.0 has made a surprising return, defying expectations following a recent crackdown by law enforcement that severely hampered their operations. Despite facing significant setbacks, the hacker collective has quickly bounced back, demonstrating their persistence...

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...