Two members of the Lockbit ransomware group plead guilty and may face up to 25 and 45 years in prison respectively
Odaily2024/07/21 02:51
By:Odaily
Odaily News The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed that two foreign nationals pleaded guilty in federal court in Newark to participating in the Lockbit ransomware group. Russian citizen Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov and Mikhail Vasiliev, who holds dual Canadian and Russian citizenship, were identified as members of the Lockbit group. The group has been active since January 2020 and has targeted more than 2,500 victims in 120 countries, extorting approximately $500 million in ransoms. Their victims include hospitals, educational institutions, and commercial enterprises. Astamirov and Vasiliev used Lockbit ransomware to encrypt and steal data, demanding ransoms and threatening to publish information if their demands were not met. They were arrested in 2023 and 2022 and could face up to 25 and 45 years in prison, respectively.
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