Cybercrime Cracked: LockBit Ringleader Sentenced as Gang’s Pretense Unravels

Mikhail Vasiliev, once a digital puppeteer in the LockBit ransomware circus, now faces the music with a 4-year prison jig in Ontario. Cybercrime’s loss, Canada’s gain!

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Looks like LockBit's lockpicking days are getting a bit rusty, as one of its keysmiths, Mikhail "I-can-hack-you-but-can't-escape-the-law" Vasiliev, just got served a four-year vacation behind bars up in the Great White North. Let's all have a moment of silence for the cyber-terrorist's fallen career... Okay, moment's over, let's dive into the deets!

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