"LockBit Ransomware Admin Identified, Sanctioned in US, UK, Australia"
"LockBit Ransomware Admin Identified, Sanctioned in US, UK, Australia"
The FBI, UK National Crime Agency, and Europol have recently 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. According to the Department of Justice (DoJ), the LockBit ransomware operator known as "LockBitSupp" has been confirmed to be a Russian national named Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, who reportedly earned $100 million as part of the gang's activities.