# 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](https://takedownindex.org/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

- [Associated takedowns](https://takedownindex.org/people/dmitry-yuryevich-khoroshev)
- [Legal history](https://takedownindex.org/people/dmitry-yuryevich-khoroshev/legal-history)
- [Charges](https://takedownindex.org/people/dmitry-yuryevich-khoroshev/charges)
- [Sources](https://takedownindex.org/people/dmitry-yuryevich-khoroshev/sources)

## Legal history

Every step recorded in the public legal record for this person, in the order it happened.

These entries describe procedure only. Nothing here establishes guilt, and a charge remains an allegation until a court rules.

1. May 7, 2024

2. May 7, 2024

3. May 7, 2024

Record note. Dates follow the earliest official announcement of each step. Where proceedings were subject to reporting restrictions, this entry records only what was published.