The administrator of the LockBit ransomware has been identified as Dmitry Khoroshev, a 31-year-old from Voronezh, known by the aliases LockBitSupp and 🦀 putinkrab.

🧐 The #FBI , NCA, and Europol revealed that Khoroshev generated $100 M through his illicit operations, with his ransom demands surpassing $500 million.

🇬🇧The UK, 🇺🇸#usa , and 🇦🇺 #Australia have implemented sanctions against Khoroshev, including asset freezes and travel bans. Additionally, authorities are offering a $10 million reward for information that leads to his arrest.

👀 The US has previously indicted five other LockBit affiliates: Artur Sungatov, Ivan Kondratyev (Bassterlord), Ruslan Astamirov, Mikhail Matveyev (Wazawaka), and Mikhail Vasilyev. Following a successful operation, law enforcement disclosed that the breach and control of LockBit's infrastructure yielded more decryption keys than initially reported. On February 20th, the NCA confiscated part of the LockBit encryptor’s infrastructure and seized 200 related crypto wallets.

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