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Federal authorities have charged a Russian National with operating one of the most prolific ransomware operations that targeted hospitals, schools, police departments, municipalities and other entities around New Jersey and other states, U.S. District Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced Tuesday.
Dimitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, 31, of Voronezh, Russia was charged in 26-count indictment of operating LockBit, a ransomware program that others used to target companies around the world with infiltrating data systems and holding sensitive information for ransom paid in bitcoin, officials said.
The charges were handed down by a New Jersey grand jury after prosecutors accused Khoroshev of being LockBit’s administrator and developer from its inception in 2019 through this month. LockBit was disrupted in February 2024 through a joint effort that included the Justice Department, the FBI and the U.K. National Crime Agency’s Cyber Division after they seized the servers used by the network, authorities said.
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