{"id":49270,"date":"2022-11-12T08:57:14","date_gmt":"2022-11-12T08:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/lockbit-suspect-cuffed-after-ransomware-forces-emergency-services-to-use-pen-and-paper\/"},"modified":"2022-11-12T08:57:14","modified_gmt":"2022-11-12T08:57:14","slug":"lockbit-suspect-cuffed-after-ransomware-forces-emergency-services-to-use-pen-and-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/lockbit-suspect-cuffed-after-ransomware-forces-emergency-services-to-use-pen-and-paper\/","title":{"rendered":"LockBit suspect cuffed after ransomware forces emergency services to use pen and paper"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Brief<\/span> A suspected member of the notorious international LockBit ransomware mob has been arrested \u2013 and could spend several years behind bars if convicted.<\/p>\n

Canadian and Russian national Mikhail Vasiliev was nabbed on November 9 in Canada and is awaiting extradition to the United States to face charges he conspired with others to intentionally damage protected computers and to transmit ransom demands in connection with that damage, the US Department of Justice said<\/a>. Allegations of efforts to spread ransomware and extort victims, basically.<\/p>\n

“This arrest is the result of over two-and-a-half-years of investigation into the LockBit ransomware group, which has harmed victims in the United States and around the world,” said Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco. <\/p>\n