A dual national of Russia and Canada who authorities say participated in a ransomware campaign that extracted tens of millions of dollars from victims has been charged in the United States, the Justice Department announced on November 10. Mikhail Vasiliev is in custody in Canada and awaiting extradition to the United States on charges of involvement in the Lockbit ransomware operation. No lawyer for the 33-year-old Vasiliev of Ontario, Canada, was listed on the court docket. He faces charges of conspiracy to intentionally damage protected computers and transmit ransom demands. To read the original story from AP, click here. To read the press release from the U.S. Justice Department, click here.
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