Ransomware Mastermind Unmasked: DOJ Charges Russian Developer Behind LockBit’s Global Cyber Reign of Terror

Busted! The DOJ peels back the curtain on a Russian accused of concocting LockBit ransomware, a cyber scourge with a $500 million ransom haul. Dmitry ‘Digital Pirate’ Khoroshev might now swap codes for cuffs, facing a whopping 185-year potential time-out. #LockBitRansomwareChaChaCha

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LockBit's alleged mastermind might be thinking, "Oops, did I do that?" as the DOJ rolls out the red carpet for him with a whopping 26 charges and a potential vacay of 185 years in the clink. In the meantime, the US is dangling a casual $10 million bounty, because apparently, ransomware's gone full Wild West, and we're all out here just waiting for the cybersecurity sequel to 'Wanted: Dead or Alive'.

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