Australian Government Sanctions Russian Hacker

LockBit was behind 18 percent of Australia’s recent ransomware incidents.

An undated image of Dmitry Khoroshev, a Russian national who is said to be the creator of the Lockbit ransomware website. National Crime Agency

An alleged leader of international ransomware group LockBit has been slapped with financial sanctions and banned from travelling to Australia.

The Australian government named Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, a Russian citizen, as having a “senior leadership role” in a criminal group that supplied a global network of hackers with the tools and infrastructure to carry out online attacks.