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LockBit leader charged in US with developing ransomware

( May 7, 2024, 16:09 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The US Justice Department unsealed charges against a Russian national for his alleged role as the creator, developer and administrator of the LockBit ransomware group from its inception in September 2019 through the present. Dimitry Yuryevich Khoroshev is charged in a 26-count indictment, prosecutors said. Khoroshev and his affiliate coconspirators grew LockBit into what was, at times, the most active and destructive ransomware variant in the world, according to US authorities.Statement and indictment follow below:...

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