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N.J. U.S. Attorney: Two Foreign Nationals Plead Guilty to Participation in LockBit Ransomware Group
July 19, 2024
NEWARK, New Jersey, July 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release:

Two foreign nationals pleaded guilty today in Newark federal court to participating in the LockBit ransomware group - at various times the most prolific ransomware variant in the world - and to deploying LockBit attacks against victims in the United States and worldwide.

According to court documents:

Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov, . . .

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