Mikhail Vasiliev
No alias recorded
Arrested, Sentenced, Pleaded guilty, Extradited
Public record reviewed to August 20, 2026
Index entry last updated August 21, 2026
LockBit affiliate.
A conviction or guilty plea is recorded in this entry.
- Dual Canadian and Russian national.
Everything on this page comes from cited public sources.
This entry records 4 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
- LockBit affiliate
- Group segment
- Affiliate
- Charging authority
- Not recorded
- Charging jurisdiction
- Not recorded
- Case number
- Not published
- Latest recorded action
- Pleaded guilty, July 2024
- Nationality
- Canada
- Country of residence
- Canada
- Recorded sentence
- Approximately four years imprisonment
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.
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November 9, 2022
Arrested by Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Ontario, ON, Canada. Arrested in Canada more than a year before the Cronos infrastructure action. Recorded against this takedown for continuity of the LockBit case.
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March 13, 2024
Sentenced by Ontario Superior Court of Justice in ON, Canada. Sentenced in Canada following guilty pleas to Canadian charges. Exact court identification not verified in this pass.
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July 18, 2024
Pleaded guilty in NJ, United States, recorded by United States Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey. Pleaded guilty in the United States. Sentencing is a separate later event and its outcome is not established in this pass.
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Date not established
Extradited by United States Department of Justice in NJ, United States. Transferred from Canada to the United States. Extradition is recorded as a distinct action and is not counted as a second apprehension. Exact transfer date not established in this pass.