The U.K.’s National Crime Agency has linked a long-standing affiliate of the LockBit ransomware group to the notorious Russia-backed Evil Corp, a cybercrime gang with links to the Russian government.
The NCA said on Tuesday that it had unmasked the LockBit affiliate, known as “Beverley,” as Russian national Aleksandr Ryzhenkov, who British authorities believe to be “second in command” at Evil Corp. This is the latest effort by U.K. and international law enforcement — dubbed Operation Cronos — aimed at disrupting the operations of LockBit, once one of the most prolific Russian ransomware gangs, and Evil Corp, one of Russia’s top cybercrime groups with known links to the Russian government.
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