Australian Government Sanctions Russian Hacker

LockBit was behind 18 percent of Australia’s recent ransomware incidents.
Australian Government Sanctions Russian Hacker
An undated image of Dmitry Khoroshev, a Russian national who is said to be the creator of the Lockbit ransomware website. National Crime Agency
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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.