Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev may have links to the LockBit operation.
Russian programmer Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev has been apprehended and indicted by Russian authorities for developing data encrypting software that could be leveraged for ransomware extortion activities.
Mateev has been accused of being involved with the LockBit, Hive, and Babuk ransomware operations. He has also been accused of assisting in the LockBit attack against 1,400 organizations in 2022.
Hackread reports that he has been wanted by the U.S. since last year due to his role in intrusions that resulted in the extortion of at least $75 million, with the Justice Department providing a $10 million bounty for his apprehension.
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Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with 25 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 17 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Forum, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and the National Cyber Security Show, and served as editor of SC Media UK, Infosecurity Magazine and IT Security Guru. He was also an analyst with 451 Research and a product marketing lead at Tenable.
