Russian-Canadian LockBit Affiliate Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison

A Russian-Canadian man has been sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to deploying ransomware attacks as part of his affiliation with the LockBit operation. 34-year old Mikhail Vasiliev was arrested [https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/alleged-lockbit-ransomware-operator-arrested-in-canada/] in 2022 in connection with his alleged part in the LockBit ransomware conspiracy. He had been living in Canada most of his life, having immigrated from Russia some two decades