DOJ Charges Russian National With Leading LockBit Ransomware Attack Network

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, a Russian national, with leading the hacker group responsible for the LockBit ransomware attacks. The DOJ unsealed a 26-count indictment against Mr. Khoroshev on Tuesday in connection with the LockBit group. The LockBit group is accused of running a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation, developing malicious code for paying customers who wish to use it for their own ends. The ransomware software could then be used to target victim computers and networks, with hackers using it to encrypt a victim’s computer files and then demand payments to decrypt and return their files....