LockBit Ransomware involved criminals Arrested in over 12 countries across the world and Sanctioned in Joint Global Effort and Russian ties

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How much is the former KGB agent, megalomaniac and war criminal Putin the Terrible involved in these cybercrimes?

"... Notable among the individuals subjected to sanctions are Yakubets' father, Viktor Yakubets, and his father-in-law, Eduard Benderskiy, a former high-ranking FSB official, underscoring the deep connection between Russian cybercrime groups and the Kremlin.

"The group were in a privileged position, with some members having close links to the Russian state," the NCA said. "Benderskiy was a key enabler of their relationship with the Russian Intelligence Services who, prior to 2019, tasked Evil Corp to conduct cyber attacks and espionage operations against NATO allies." ..."

"Europol supported a new series of actions against LockBit actors, which involved 12 countries and Eurojust and led to four arrests and seizures of servers critical for LockBit’s infrastructure. A suspected developer of LockBit was arrested at the request of the French authorities, while the British authorities arrested two individuals for supporting the activity of a LockBit affiliate. The Spanish officers seized nine servers, part of the ransomware’s infrastructure, and arrested an administrator of a Bulletproof hosting service used by the ransomware group. In addition, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States implemented sanctions against an actor who the National Crime Agency had identified as prolific affiliate of LockBit and strongly linked to Evil Corp. The latter comes after LockBit’s claim that the two ransomware groups do not work together. The United Kingdom sanctioned fifteen other Russian citizens for their involvement in Evil Corp’s criminal activities, while the United States also sanctioned six citizens and Australia sanctioned two. ..."

LockBit Ransomware and Evil Corp Members Arrested and Sanctioned in Joint Global Effort

Cybercrime: Verbindungen zwischen Lockbit und russischem Syndikat aufgedeckt "Neben Verhaftungen in Frankreich und Großbritannien haben internationale Strafverfolger die Infrastruktur der Erpresser gestört – zudem ergingen Sanktionen."

LockBit power cut: four new arrests and financial sanctions against affiliates (Europol news release) "A developer, a Bulletproof hosting service administrator, and two other associates arrested in a series of coordinated action by France, the United Kingdom and Spain"