The leader of the Lockbit hacker gang denies all accusations from the police and claims that they were mistaken about his identity. Statements to be taken with a pinch of salt.
After the big media stunt from the FBI, the British police and Europol, the Lockbit hacker gang decided to respond. On May 7, law enforcement revealed the identity of the leader of the pirate collective: it was a Russian national named Dmitry Khoroshev. Quickly, all the cyber experts went digging on the web and discovered a lot of public information about the 31-year-old cybercriminal.
Dmitry Khoroshev is now wanted by the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. The FBI is offering a $10 million reward for information leading to his arrest. Lockbit has hacked over 7,000 organizations around the world. In France, the Corbeil-Essonnes hospital and, more recently, that of Cannes were victims of these hackers.
Lockbit hackers usually react to every operation against them by law enforcement. The group rents its malware to other hackers and its reputation is at stake in the cybercrime world. The leader of Lockbit, aka LockbitSupp, responded to questions from the specialist media The Record in a short interview where he refutes all the police force’s accusations.
Destroy the reputation of Lockbit hackers
In this anonymous interview, the head of Lockbit denies being Dmitry Khoroshev and declares “ not knowing this person ”, adding that “ everyone knows it’s a mistake “. When asked what his competitors think about it, he replies annoyed that he has no “ competitors, worthy of the name “.
The cybercriminal claims that the police just want to damage his reputation and leave him “alone” in his environment. Europol doesn’t really hide it since the European police themselves confirmed to us that they wanted to tarnish the group’s image. “ LockbitSupp » indicates that he will continue to hack and aims for a million victims.
These statements should be taken with a grain of salt: Lockbit is a criminal enterprise that employs hundreds of hackers, and the organization has a vested interest in defending its reputation. The informational battle with the police is likely to continue.
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