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Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev

Also known as: LockBitSupp, LockBit, putinkrab

Charged, Publicly wanted, Sanctioned

Public record reviewed to August 20, 2026

Index entry last updated August 21, 2026

Alleged Creator, developer, and administrator of LockBit, operating as LockBitSupp.

Every charge in this entry is an allegation. No conviction is recorded.

  • Identified by the NCA and DOJ as the creator, developer, and administrator of LockBit.
  • At large; US reward of up to 10 million USD.

Everything on this page comes from cited public sources.

This entry records 3 actions across 1 takedown, each traced to a cited source. Every linked takedown sits in the verified core of this index. Where the record is silent, this page says so rather than filling the gap.

Legal summary

Associated takedowns
Operation Cronos wave 1
Recorded role
Creator, developer, and administrator of LockBit, operating as LockBitSupp
Group segment
Core operator
Charging authority
United States Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey
Charging jurisdiction
United States
Case number
24-299
Latest recorded action
Charged, May 2024
Nationality
Russia
Country of residence
Russia

Charges

Counts named in the public charging documents for this person, with the authority that brought them.

A charge is an accusation. No count on this page has been tested at trial by the fact of appearing here.

4 counts named in the public record

Charge Charging authority Case number Status
Conspiracy to commit fraud, extortion and related activity in connection with computers United States Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey 24-299 Charged, May 2024
Conspiracy to commit wire fraud United States Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey 24-299 Charged, May 2024
Intentional damage to a protected computer United States Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey 24-299 Charged, May 2024
Extortion in relation to information obtained from a protected computer United States Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey 24-299 Charged, May 2024

Counts are listed as they appear in the charging document. Where an authority confirmed a charge but published no docket, the case number reads not published rather than being left blank. This dataset carries no statute citations, so no statute column is shown.