US authorities have accused Russian citizens Artur Sungatov and Ivan Kondratyev of participating in the well-known hacker group LockBit, the agency reported. Reuters.
Sungatov and Kondratyev are accused by the US Department of Justice of distributing malware whose victims were insurance, logistics and industrial companies in five US states and many other countries.
Kondratiev was also charged with malware in California in 2020.
Additionally, both Russians were subject to sanctions from the US Treasury Department.
Previously reportedIt is clear that law enforcement agencies of more than a dozen Western countries are conducting a joint operation to eliminate the hacker group LockBit. As a result of the operation in which law enforcement officers from 11 countries participated, 11 thousand domain names used by hackers to distribute malware were seized.
Since the beginning of 2023, hundreds of companies in different industries have fallen victim to hackers and extortionists from LockBit.
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