In interview, LockbitSupp says authorities outed the wrong guy
The Record
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Contributed by: Drex DeFord
Summary
In a revealing interview with Click Here, the leader of the LockBit ransomware gang, known as LockbitSupp, denies being Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, the Russian national accused by US and British authorities of being the group's mastermind. Despite international law enforcement's identification of Khoroshev as LockbitSupp, complete with viral photographs and charges spanning 26 criminal counts with penalties up to 185 years in prison, LockbitSupp maintains his innocence, challenging the lack of concrete evidence against him. He asserts that the real LockBit group continues its operations unabated, planning future attacks even after a significant crackdown by authorities in February that saw the seizure of the gang's servers. Throughout the interview, LockbitSupp questions the basis for his alleged identification as Khoroshev, criticizes law enforcement tactics, and underscores his ambition to target 1 million companies, showing defiance in the face of escalating legal and operational pressures.
