Dmitry Khoroshev named as alleged leader of ransomware gang LockBit

Dmitry Khoroshev, alleged leader of the LockBit Russian cybercrime gang, which was once one of the world’s largest ransomware outfits. Photograph: National Crime Agency

The alleged leader of what was once the world’s largest ransomware outfit, LockBit, has been named as Russian national Dmitry Khoroshev by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), after the seizure of the criminal gang’s infrastructure.

Khoroshev, who lived his online life under the name LockBitSupp, has been sanctioned by the UK, US and Australia as a result of the unmasking.