US indicts two Russian nationals in LockBit ransomware case

The U.S. Department of Justice unsealed indictments on Tuesday against two alleged members of the LockBit ransomware group, whose enterprise was disrupted in a global operation announced on Monday. The Treasury Department also announced sanctions against the two men. Russian nationals Artur Sungatov and Ivan Kondratiev — an infamous hacker also known as Bassterlord —

artur sungatov case cybercrime news department department of justice enterprise global government news hacker justice lockbit lockbit ransomware lockbit ransomware group monday ransomware ransomware group russian sanctions treasury treasury department tuesday u.s. department of justice