Alleged LockBit operator to be extradited from Canada to U.S.

An alleged member of the notorious LockBit ransomware group is being extradited to the United States, according to a statement from the Justice Department. Mikhail Vasiliev – a 33-year-old Russian and Canadian national living in Bradford, Ontario – is currently in custody in Canada and is facing charges related to his involvement with LockBit. The […]

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