U.S. government agencies indicted and sanctioned Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, a 31-year-old Russian national, for his role as the administrator and developer of LockBit, one of the most prolific global ransomware groups in the world, Reuters reported on May 7.… Source link
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Read More »Top LockBit hacker revealed to be Russian
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A top hacker who is believed to have been behind a number of high profile cyberattacks on the West including one on the …
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