U.S. Shuts Down Major Ransomware Operation Behind a Quarter of Cyberattacks

U.S. authorities have targeted Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, leader of LockBit — a criminal operation that rents out ransomware tools to other hackers. LockBit was responsible for roughly one in four ransomware attacks globally. The disruption combines financial penalties with criminal charges, striking at the economic machinery that sustains these attacks.