Tag: LockBit group

  • Canada Cracks Down on Ransomware: LockBit Hacker Sentenced

    In Canada, a verdict was rendered against one of the administrators of the notorious LockBit group, which specializes in the dissemination of ransomware. 34-year-old Mikhail Vasiliev, holding citizenships in Canada and Russia, pleaded guilty to eight charges and was sentenced to nearly four years in prison. Vasiliev was arrested about a year and a half…