Two Russian Nationals Plead Guilty in LockBit Ransomware Attacks

Two Russian nationals have pleaded guilty for serving as LockBit ransomware affiliates who identified vulnerable systems, deployed LockBit to steal and encrypt data, and extorted victims worldwide. The report names the defendants and their aliases, lists affected jurisdictions and ransom payments (one affiliate reportedly received $1.9M), and situates the arrests against a backdrop in which LockBit has impacted roughly 2,500 entities and is estimated to have collected about $500M in ransoms; law enforcement disrupted much of LockBit's infrastructure but the group remains active.