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Ransomware mastermind LockBitSupp reveled in his anonymity—now he’s been ID’d

by Dan Goodin
May 7, 2024
I.T. Today
4 min read

Enlarge / Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, aka LockBitSupp UK National Crime Agency Since at least 2019, a shadowy figure hiding behind several pseudonyms has publicly gloated for extorting millions of dollars from thousands of victims he…

What we learned from the indictment of LockBit’s mastermind

by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
May 7, 2024
I.T. Today
3 min read

On Tuesday, U.S. and U.K. authorities revealed that the mastermind behind LockBit, one of the most prolific and damaging ransomware groups in history, is a 31-year-old Russian named Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, aka “LockbitSupp.” As it’s…