{"id":56330,"date":"2024-06-14T13:09:57","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T13:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/35999\/Ukrainian-Cops-Collar-Kyiv-Programmer-Believed-To-Be-Conti-LockBit-Linchpin.html"},"modified":"2024-06-14T13:09:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T13:09:57","slug":"ukrainian-cops-collar-kyiv-programmer-believed-to-be-conti-lockbit-linchpin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/ukrainian-cops-collar-kyiv-programmer-believed-to-be-conti-lockbit-linchpin\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian Cops Collar Kyiv Programmer Believed To Be Conti, LockBit Linchpin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An alleged cog in the Conti and LockBit ransomware machines is now in handcuffs after Ukrainian police raided his home this week.<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old Kyivan&#8217;s identity is being kept a secret for now, but he faces a potential maximum sentence of 15 years if found guilty of violating the Criminal Code of Ukraine relating to the abuse of computer systems.<\/p>\n<p>According to the authorities&#8217; description, the individual played a significant role in both the Conti and LockBit operations, and was tasked in some capacity with building the main encryptor used by the gangs.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"condor\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2ZmzFAIJjrORvBBiQwzECHwAAARc&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2ZmzFAIJjrORvBBiQwzECHwAAARc&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The police found out that the young man specialized in the development of encryptors \u2013 special software for masking computer viruses under the guise of safe files,&#8221; reads an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberpolice.gov.ua\/news\/atakuvaly-providne-pidpryyemstvo-u-niderlandax-ta-belgiyi-policzejski-vykryly-posobnyka-rosijskyx-xakeriv-4010\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">announcement<\/a>, automatically translated from Ukrainian into English.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xmd=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-lg=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xxlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,brandwidth,brandimpact,leaderboard,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44ZmzFAIJjrORvBBiQwzECHwAAARc&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44ZmzFAIJjrORvBBiQwzECHwAAARc&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<div class=\"adun_eagle_desktop_story_wrapper\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xxlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33ZmzFAIJjrORvBBiQwzECHwAAARc&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33ZmzFAIJjrORvBBiQwzECHwAAARc&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Thanks to his programming skills, the person involved was able to hide malicious software from the most popular antiviruses.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The announcement from the cyber team in Ukraine&#8217;s national police accuses the arrested individual of being responsible for Conti attacks on the Netherlands and Belgium. Given Conti&#8217;s dominance on the ransomware scene between 2019 and 2022, that could refer to any number of organizations.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44ZmzFAIJjrORvBBiQwzECHwAAARc&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44ZmzFAIJjrORvBBiQwzECHwAAARc&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>However, the Dutch Politie narrowed it down to a &#8220;multinational&#8221; in 2021. As for what company that may be, one attack springs to mind but without any confirmation at the time of publication, we&#8217;re reluctant to even hint towards it.<\/p>\n<p>Police in the Netherlands first broke the news of the arrest last week, which actually took place back on April 18 but was only announced in recent days.<\/p>\n<p>It also <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politie.nl\/nieuws\/2024\/juni\/5\/verdachte-ransomware-opgepakt.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">confirmed<\/a> the links between the arrest and the ongoing Europol-led Operation Endgame, which recently saw the takedown of various <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/05\/30\/euro_cops_disrupt_malware_droppers\/\" rel=\"noopener\">malware loaders and botnets<\/a>. The Ukrainian police and Operation Endgame itself amplified the arrest on Wednesday and Thursday respectively.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" id=\"story_eagle_xsm_sm_md_xmd_lg_xlg\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xsm=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-sm=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-md=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-xmd=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-lg=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-xlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33ZmzFAIJjrORvBBiQwzECHwAAARc&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33ZmzFAIJjrORvBBiQwzECHwAAARc&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>Ukrainian police shared images of the accused&#8217;s home and an abundance of computer hardware, mobile phones, and notebooks seized that myst have surely already been ransacked for evidence by now.<\/p>\n<p>The arrest comes amid a heightened focus on LockBit in recent months, and taking down as many of its members as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Operation Cronos <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/02\/20\/lockbit_down_operation_cronos\/#\" rel=\"noopener\">disrupted the gang in February<\/a>, leaking various secrets such as the fact that many of its affiliates never made a penny from the program, and how victims who paid ransoms didn&#8217;t actually have their data deleted.<\/p>\n<p>However, Cronos&#8217;s efforts were short-lived as Dmitry Khoroshev&#8217;s gang is still operating, just at a less prolific rate.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the LockBit leak week in February, Ukrainian police announced the arrest of a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/02\/22\/ukrainian_police_arrest_father_and\/\" rel=\"noopener\">father-son duo<\/a> who together were believed to have formed a criminal partnership by working as a ransomware affiliate.<\/p>\n<p>Another arrest in Poland was also made, and that followed others in the months prior.&nbsp;Then-20-year-old Apple fanboy Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov was <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2023\/06\/16\/lockbit_suspect_arrest\/\" rel=\"noopener\">nabbed in June last year<\/a> for allegedly working for Khoroshev, and a year before that Mikhail Vasiliev, a Canadian-Russian national living in Bradford, Ontario, was also cuffed for the same reasons.<\/p>\n<p>One of the few LockBit profiteers to actually get caught and sentenced, Vasiliev landed himself a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/03\/14\/lockbit_ransomware_criminal_sentenced\/\" rel=\"noopener\">four-year prison term<\/a> in March. Many have the good sense to stay in Russia or other countries where they can avoid extradition. According to recent reports, they enjoy safe haven in the West&#8217;s main adversarial countries, but still <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/06\/05\/four_arrested_in_scheme_to\/\" rel=\"noopener\">find ways to holiday<\/a> without getting caught. \u00ae<\/p>\n<p> READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/35999\/Ukrainian-Cops-Collar-Kyiv-Programmer-Believed-To-Be-Conti-LockBit-Linchpin.html\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>READ MORE HERE&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[277],"tags":[9615],"class_list":["post-56330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cybersecurity-blogs","tag-headlinehackermalwarecryptography"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with 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