# Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev

Also known as: Wazawaka, m1x, Boriselcin, Uhodiransomwar

Charged

Public record reviewed to August 20, 2026

Index entry last updated August 21, 2026

_Alleged_ ransomware affiliate associated with LockBit, Babuk, and Hive.

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

- US-indicted ransomware affiliate associated with LockBit, Babuk, and Hive.
- Reportedly charged in Russia in late 2024; that report rests substantially on Russian media and is not independently confirmed.

Everything on this page comes from cited public sources.

This entry records 2 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:** Ransomware affiliate associated with LockBit, Babuk, and Hive

**Group segment:** Affiliate

**Charging authority:** United States Department of Justice

**Charging jurisdiction:** United States

**Case number:** Not published

**Latest recorded action:** Charged, May 2023

**Nationality:** Russia

**Country of residence:** Russia

- [Associated takedowns](https://takedownindex.org/people/mikhail-pavlovich-matveev)
- [Legal history](https://takedownindex.org/people/mikhail-pavlovich-matveev/legal-history)
- [Charges](https://takedownindex.org/people/mikhail-pavlovich-matveev/charges)
- [Sources](https://takedownindex.org/people/mikhail-pavlovich-matveev/sources)

## Sources

Every claim on this person's pages traces to one of the entries below.

Official announcements come first, then the reporting that supports individual details.

1 source cited across 2 recorded actions

1. [1]
[US Department of Justice announcements on LockBit charges and defendants](https://takedownindex.org/sources/united-states-department-of-justice-us-department-of-justice-announcements-on-lo)

United States Department of Justice, February 20, 2024 Government release Source grade P1

Charges against Sungatov, Kondratyev, Vasiliev, Astamirov, Panev, and Matveev; arrest and extradition history

No address recorded for this source. Publisher, title, and date are given so it can be retrieved from the publisher.

Coverage note. Nothing on this page rests on an uncited claim. Where a source is silent on an outcome, this entry leaves the outcome unstated rather than inferring one. Every linked takedown sits in the verified core of this index.