Lockbit ransomware admin has been identified

zasad@

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I come to this topic, and after looking at the photo I think: “What, is it really Russian again?”

"Khoroshev, AKA LockBitSupp, who thrived on anonymity and offered a $10 million reward to anyone who could reveal his identity, will now be subject to a series of asset freezes and travel bans."
https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/lockbit-leader-unmasked-and-sanctioned
It is obvious that this person made mistakes, since his personal data is now known. Who will receive $10 million?

Dave1

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Yeah, maybe just a matter of time before someone became a traitor and got that huge bounty in his head. And throughout history we have seen it already so he needs to be careful now or maybe he is hiding in Russia for obvious reasons that US can't reach him.

So good job by the combined forces, but job not done unless they got their target alive and sent to jail for good.

paid2

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Indeed, it won't last long for him I guess...

Quote from: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/lockbit-leader-unmasked-and-sanctioned

US partners have also unsealed an indictment against him and are offering a reward of up to $10m for information leading to his arrest and/or conviction.

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The Operation Cronos taskforce includes the NCA, the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU), and Metropolitan Police Service in the UK; FBI and the Department of Justice in the US; Europol, Eurojust, and law enforcement partners in France (Gendarmerie), Germany (LKA and BKA), Switzerland (Fedpol and Zurich Cantonal Police), Japan (National Police Agency), Australia (Australian Federal Police), Sweden (Swedish Police Authority), Canada (RCMP), and the Netherlands (National Police - Politie).

This operation was also supported by the National Bureau of Investigation in Finland

Jating

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Finally, the admit of one of the most powerful ransomware has been identified and his name is Dmitry Khoroshev aka "LockBitSupp" and "putinkrab". Initially authorities doesn't have a name for him, but after many months of tracking this ransom, finally it was revealed to the public already including images of him.

https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/lockbit-leader-unmasked-and-sanctioned

So obviously he is no longer anonymous as he used to think, but let's see if someone is going to turn him over because of that huge amount of bounty.

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