![]() ![]() Its top victims have been in the U.S., Italy and Germany, where it targeted a gamut of industries from manufacturing to retail. During the first five months of this year it accounted for 46% of all ransomware-related breaches that were publicized on extortion sites used by the syndicate to pressure victims by threatening to publicly leak stolen data, according to the cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks. Lockbit has been one of the most prolific strains of ransomware. He faces charges of conspiracy to intentionally damage protected computers and to transmit ransom demands. No lawyer for the 33-year-old Vasiliev, of Bradford, Ontario, Canada was listed on the court docket. ![]() on charges that accuse him of involvement in the Lockbit ransomware operation. He is currently in custody in Canada and is awaiting extradition to the U.S. Mikhail Vasiliev, a dual national of Russia and Canada, was arrested Wednesday. ![]() WASHINGTON (AP) - A man who authorities say participated in a ransomware campaign that extracted tens of millions of dollars from victims has been charged in the United States, the Justice Department announced Thursday. ![]()
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