Security News > 2024 > July > Russians plead guilty to involvement in LockBit ransomware attacks
Two Russian nations have pleaded guilty to involvement in many LockBit ransomware attacks, which targeted victims worldwide and across the United States.
LockBit affiliates like Vasiliev and Astamirov would identify and breach vulnerable systems on victims' networks, steal sensitive stored data, and help deploy ransomware payloads to encrypt files.
Between 2021 and 2023, Vasiliev also used LockBit ransomware in at least 12 attacks against victims worldwide, including businesses in New Jersey, Michigan, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland, causing at least $500,000 in damage and losses, according to the guilty plea.
Vasiliev, who was extradited to the United States in June, has already been sentenced to four years in prison by an Ontario court for his involvement in the LockBit ransomware operation.
These servers contained over 2,500 decryption keys used to create a free LockBit 3.0 Black Ransomware decryptor.
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