Mikhail Vasiliev is accused of involvement in cyber-attacks targeting critical infrastructure worldwide.
arrest is "the result of over two-and-a-half-years of investigation into the LockBit ransomware group
, which has harmed victims in the United States and around the world," US Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said. He is charged with "conspiring with others to intentionally damage protected computers and to transmit ransom demands" - and is awaiting extradition to New Jersey, where the indictment was unsealed.
"LockBit members have made at least $100m in ransom demands to those victims and have extracted tens of millions of dollars in actual ransom payments," the DoJ said.More on this story
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